The nerve in the back of the eye that carries visual images to the brain.

cranial nerve II; the sensory nerve which carries electrical impulses from visual stimuli in the retina out of the eye, across the optic chiasm, and to the ventral part of the diencephalon, on their way to the visual cortex in the occipital cortex of the brain for interpretation

A collection of nerve cells that project visual information from the eyes to the lateral geniculate nucleus.

Largest sensory nerve of the eye; carries impulses for sight from the retina to the brain.

the nerve that transmits electrical impulses from the retina to the brain

a collection of more than one million microscopic fibers that permit the eye to send messages to the brain, like a fiberoptic cable. The central area of the nerve, called the cup, enlarges in glaucoma.

This contains visual information from the eye, and has about 1.2 million nerve fibers. The optic disc is visible on the inside of the eye, where the nerve is viewed "end on". The sheath around the optic nerve is continuous with that of the brain, and the nerve connects directly into the brain.

Nerve carrying impulses for the sense of sight.

Cranial Nerve II. Conducts visual impulses from rods and cones in the retina to visual cortex of occipital lobe.

the second cranial nerve. It sends images from the eye to the brain.

The bundle of nerve fibers that carry information from the ritina to the brain.

The bundle of fibers that proceeds from each eyeball to the brain, made up of axons whose cell bodies are retinal ganglion cells.

transmits neural impulses from the retinal cell layers to the brain.

a bundle of nerves that transmits the images from the retina to the brain.

The bundled collection of the retinal nerve fiber layer which transmits visual information from the eye to the brain.

The nerve at the back of the eye transmitting images from the eye to the brain.

the cranial nerve that serves the retina

a bundle of nerve fibers that connect the retina with the brain. The optic nerve carries signals of light, dark, and colors to the area of the brain (the visual cortex), which assembles the signals into images (i.e., our vision).

The nerve that connects the eye to the brain. Port-o-Cath A device that is surgically inserted under the skin with a tube leading into one of the large veins leading to the heart, it is used to deliver chemotherapy drugs into the blood without risk of the drugs leaking into the normal tissue.

The bundle of nerve fibers formed by the light sensitive retina of the eye that extends from the eye and connects to the brain.

Located on the back of the eye and attached to the retina, this nerve receives impulses from the retina and relays them to the brain. The optic nerve leaves the eye at the optic disc and transfers all the visual information to the brain.

a collective name for the millions of nerve fibers connecting the eye to the brain where the images are created and processed.

Major nerve between eye and brain, transmits vision signals

The nerve that connects the retina to the brain, where vision actually occurs.

the largest nerve of the eye. Comprised of retinal nerve fibers (but no rods and cones), the optic nerve connects the retina to the primary visual cortex of the brain. Visual input from the retina travels along the nerve fibers of the optic nerve to the brain. The brain interprets images sent by the optic nerve of each eye, reverses the images, and integrates them into the one three-dimensional image that you see.

The structure that connects the eye to the brain. It is about the thickness of a pencil and made up of more than one million nerve fibers.

a large nerve located behind the eye that carries visual signals to the brain

nerve carrying visual signals to the brain

The optic nerve is the second cranial nerve and is responsible for vision. Each nerve contains approx. one million fibres transmitting information from the rod and cone cells of the retina. ... more about the Optic Nerve

The nerve conduit that leads from the retina to the occipital lobe.

Nerve fibers which are bundled up behind the eyeball. This never connects the eyes and images to the brain.

special nerve of sight beginning in the retina as the optic disk, which carries messages from the retina to the brain, resulting in visual images

The optic nerve carries images from the retina to the brain.

The bundle of 1 million nerves that transmits information from the retina (back of the eye) to the visual center of the brain

Acts as a cable to carry images received by the eye to the processing center in the brain, making sense of what is seen.

The nerve that emerges from the optic disk and goes to the brain. This nerve carries the impulses made in the retina to the brain.

The nerve that carries visual information from the eye to the brain.

eye's connection to the brain

Carries the light impulses for sight from the retina to the brain.

the nerve carrying visual impulses from the retina to the brain, where images are formed

Largest sensory nerve of the eye; transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

The nerve that sends vision messages between the brain and the eye.

The bundle of more than a million nerve fibers that carry visual messages from the retina to the brain. Go to Top

The optic nerve is a bundle of nerve fibres, about the diameter of a pencil, which passes through the back of the eyeball and connects to the nerve fibre layer of the retina. It can be observed directly with an instrument called an ophthalmoscope.

The bundle of over one million nerve fibers that carry visual messages from the retina to the brain.

The millions of optical nerve fibers connecting to the eye and terminating in the brain where images are created and processed.

Main nerve in the eye that transmits signals from the retina to the brain.

The path from the eye to the brain. The electronic impulses that are developed by the retina are imbedded in the brain's visual cortex, thus creating a visual image. It is the largest ocular nerve and is crucial to vision. Glaucoma is one disease that damages the optic nerve.

The second cranial nerve, responsible for the special sensation of sight. This is not really a "nerve", but is actually a post-synaptic white-matter tract that connects the retinal ganglion cells to the occipital (visual) cortex, via the chiasm, lateral geniculate body, and the optic radiations. image

Part of the eye that carries stimuli from the rods and cones to the brain.

A long, stringlike structure that carries electrical messages from the back of the eye to the brain.

the two sensory nerves that join the eyes with the brain.

Carries the impulses from the retina's rods and cones to the brain where they can be translated into images. Optic Tracts The organized bundles of nerve fibers leaving the optic chiasm ending in one of the lateral geniculate nuclei. Each optic tract carries information from each eye. The lateral half of one eye and the medial half of the other.

Nerve fibers that transmit, to the brain, electrical impulses generated by the retina's perception of light. ( Nerf optique, n.m.)

Sensory nerve that transmits impulses from the retina to the brain that become what we know as vision. Unlike the cornea or the lens the optic nerve can not be replaced with an artificial device or a transplant. Nor can it be repaired as the retina can in some cases.

Large nerve that carries signals to the brain from the retina

The optic nerver is composed of nerve fibers that carry visual information from the retina to the brain. Optic nerve damage causes a loss of vision.

Cranial nerve II, which enervates the intrinsic eye muscles and the retina of the eye. See figure at rectus muscles; see also discussion and figures of the gnathostome orbit.

The bundle of nerve fibers that carry visual messages from your retina to your brain.

The optic nerve is the structure which takes the information from the retina as electrical signals and delivers it to the brain where this information is interpreted as a visual image. The optic nerve consists of a bundle of about one million nerve fibers.

the important nerve that carries messages from the retina to the brain.

Nerve in the back of the eye that transmits impulses for sight from the retina to the brain.

The nerve that trasmits neural signals from the retina to the brain.

(OP-tik nurv) The nerve which connects the eye to the brain.

Connects the eye to the brain. It carries the impulses formed by the retina, the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye and senses light and creates impulses. The brain interprets the images. Using an ophthalmoscope, the head of the optic nerve can be seen. It can be viewed as the only visible part of the brain (or extension of it).

The portion of the axons that originate in the ganglion cell layer of the retina that travels from the retina to the optic chiasm.

In vision, a nerve formed out of axons of the ganglion cells, which leads to the brain. See also bipolar cells. ganglia, photoreceptors, retina.

Fibers that connect the retina in the eye to the brain.

a bundle of more than one million nerve fibers that connects the retina with the brain. The optic nerve is responsible for interpreting the impulses it receives into images.

The optic nerve is similar to the cable that connects your video camera to the VCR. The images seen in the eye is transported to the occipital lobe of the brain where the image is processed. (See picture--topic: nerves). The optic nerve head can be seen by an eyecare practitioner when the eyes are dilated. Your doctor evaluates the nerve for such disease processes as glaucoma, papilledema (increased pressure in the brain), multiple sclerosis or brain tumors.

Nerve that carries visual impulses from the retina to the brain.

The optic nerve, also called cranial nerve II, is the nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Optic Nerve is a comic book series by graphic novelist Adrian Tomine. Originally self-published by Tomine as a series of mini-comics (which have later been collected in a single volume, 32 Stories), the series has been published by Drawn and Quarterly since 1995.

Optic Nerve is an interactive, CD-ROM showcasing the life and work of multimedia artist David Wojnarowicz. The disc includes film, interviews, music, performance, painting and writing from the artist. The release is the first entry in the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series with a non-musical focus.