The optic chiasm is an X-shaped structure formed by the crossing of the optic nerves in the brain. The optic nerve connects the brain to the eye. To biologists, the optic chiasm is thought to be a ...

Low Grade Glioma of the Optic Nerves, Chiasm and Tracts. T1-weighted coronal MRIs. Note the diffuse enlargement of both optic nerves, the optic chiasm and both optic tracts. One can easily appreciate ...

Optic nerve hypoplasia occurs when the optic nerve is underdeveloped. Learn more about this illness, including what to look for, what to expect, and more. Skip to main content ...

Bitemporal hemianopsia most commonly occurs as a result of tumors located at the mid-optic chiasm. Since the adjacent structure is the pituitary gland, some common tumors causing compression are ...

The functions of the cranial nerves are sensory, motor, or both. Sensory cranial nerves help a person see, smell, and hear. Motor cranial nerves help control muscle movements in the head and neck.

Decoding The Visual Pathway: Dr. Mandeep Singh Basu, Director of Dr. Basu Eye Hospital, examines the optic nerve's functions and how it connects our eyes to our brains.

This seashell could help improve nanotechnologies, fiber optic cables and more A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables.

Oculis Announces Positive OCS-05 Phase 2 ACUITY Trial in Acute Optic Neuritis, Met Primary Safety Endpoint and Key Secondary Efficacy Endpoints Opening Development Pathways as a Potential First-in ...

Lesion of Chiasm; Temporal Hemiopia, Optic Atrophy; Probable Pituitary Tumor, with Gigantism and Defective Development (Preliminary Report) Author : S. A. LORD , M.D. Author Info & Affiliations ...

Specifically, a linear regression fit estimated the relationship between optic chiasm width (OCW) in millimeters in normal fetuses and gestational age (GA) in weeks as OCW = 0.11 × GA+2.0 (R^2 ...

Businesses and residents across the St. Louis region have lost communications services after a fiber optic line was vandalized, officials said. Credit: KSDK. St. Louis Regional CrimeStoppers.

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Notes from the Neurological Department of the Massachusetts General Hospital ...