optic nerve
noun
: either of the second pair of cranial nerves that pass from the retina to the optic chiasma and conduct visual stimuli to the brain see eye illustration
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Loss of cells on the optic nerve eventually results in vision loss.
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Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
The condition is the most common optic nerve disease in the United States, affecting up to 10 out of 100,000 older Americans every year, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
The optic nerve seems to then compress it down to about 100 million bits/sec.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
Lamenting this aspect of ourselves is like lamenting the spot in our eyes where the optic nerve attaches to the retina.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
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Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
The condition is the most common optic nerve disease in the United States, affecting up to 10 out of 100,000 older Americans every year, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
The optic nerve seems to then compress it down to about 100 million bits/sec.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
Lamenting this aspect of ourselves is like lamenting the spot in our eyes where the optic nerve attaches to the retina.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Optic nerve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optic%20nerve. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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