| optic nerve |
[OP-tick nurv] The nerve that sends vision-messages between the brain and the eye. Palladium-103 Seeds [pah-lay-dee-um-103 seeds] Rice-sized radioactive sources which can glued within gold eye-plaques for use in treatment of macular degeneration. Photocoagulation [FO-TOE-KO-ah-gu-LAY-shun] The use of intense light (usually laser-beams) to destroy eye tissues, abnormal blood vessels, and/or tumors.
Ãâó: www.macular-degeneration.org/Glossary/GlossMain.ht...
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| optic nerve |
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.
Ãâó: www.eyeinjury.com/glosary.html
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| optic nerve |
transmits the image of an object back to the brain.
Ãâó: www.douglaswilson.org/ocular_definitions.html
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| optic nerve |
The collection of nerve fibers that carries impulses from the retina to the brain. Sclera The tough outer coat of the eye that protects the delicate inner structures.
Ãâó: www.hopkinsmedicine.org/wilmer/services/mdc/terms....
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| optic nerve |
Largest sensory nerve of the eye; carries impulses for sight from the retina to the brain.
Ãâó: www.eye-floaters.com/eyeterminology.php
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