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optic nerve

NOUN
  1. the cranial nerve that serves the retina

How To Use optic nerve In A Sentence

  • Acquired forms of growth hormone deficiency include tumors of the pituitary, hypothalamus and optic nerve.
  • Glaucoma is more common in old age, and happens when the optic nerve in the eye is damaged.
  • The scientists suggest that the optic nerve in short-sighted users might be more sensitive to ‘computer stress’.
  • This wafer functions as an artificial retina; light hitting the wafer causes it to generate electrical stimuli that are applied to the optic nerve and restore some degree of vision.
  • The most studied topographical projection is that of the optic nerve from the retina into the brain.
  • When the trabecular meshwork is blocked at the junction of the cornea and iris, the resulting rise in intraocular pressure can reach dangerously high levels and damage the optic nerve.
  • Postmortem ocular examination showed haemorrhages of the optic nerve sheaths with subdural haemorrhage greater than subarachnoid haemorrhage.
  • Thus, the baby does not see at first; this must await the myelinization of the optic nerve, which, to be sure, is not long delayed. The Human Brain
  • Glaucoma is a disorder characterized by increased intraocular pressure (IOP) that ultimately damages the optic nerve, leading to visual field loss.
  • More anteriorly, the optic nerve is surrounded only by the smooth meningeal or inner layer of the dura, which blends with the sclera of the eyeball.
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