| OOA | outer optic anlage |
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| OR | a logical binary relation that is true if any argument is true, and false otherwise; [o]estrogen rec... |
| OT | objective test; oblique talus; occlusion time; occupational therapist, occupational therapy; ocular ... |
| OX | optic chiasma; oxacillin; oxalate; oxide; orthopedic examination; oxytocin |
| PION | posterior ischemic optic neuropathy |
| internal sheath of optic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The innermost sheath around the optic nerve, continuous with the leptomeninges (pia-arachnoid) and including a cerebrospinal fluid-filled intervaginal space, continuous with the subarachnoid space. Synonym: vagina interna nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intersheath spaces of optic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The spaces within the internal sheath of the optic nerve, between the arachnoidal and pial layers, filled with cerebrospinal fluid and continuous with the subarachnoid space. Synonym: spatia intervaginalia nervi optici, intersheath spaces of optic nerve, Schwalbe's spaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intervaginal space of optic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The spaces within the internal sheath of the optic nerve, between the arachnoidal and pial layers, filled with cerebrospinal fluid and continuous with the subarachnoid space. Synonym: spatia intervaginalia nervi optici, intersheath spaces of optic nerve, Schwalbe's spaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intracanicular part of optic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The part of the optic nerve lying within the optic canal. Synonym: pars intracanaliculus nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intracranial part of optic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The portion of the optic nerve between the optic canal and the optic chiasm. Synonym: pars intracranialis nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intralaminar part of optic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The portion of the optic nerve as it passes through the lamina cribrosa of the sclera. Synonym: pars intralaminaris nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraocular part of optic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The part of the optic nerve within the eye; it is divided into intralaminar, postlaminar, and prelaminar parts. Synonym: pars intraocularis nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ischemic optic neuropathy | Optic nerve neuropathy secondary to hypoperfusion of the low pressure posterior ciliary arteries supplying the optic nerve head (nonarteritic) or to temporal arteritis (arteritic). (05 Mar 2000) |
| optic | Of or pertaining to the eye. Origin: Gr. Optikos = of or for sight (18 Nov 1997) |
| optic agnosia | The inability to recognise objects by sight; usually caused by bilateral parieto-occipital lesions. Synonym: optic agnosia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| optic ataxia | An inability to guide the hand toward an object using visual information; seen in Balint's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| optic axis | The axis of the eye connecting the anterior and posterior poles; it usually diverges from the visual axis by five degrees or more. Synonym: axis opticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| optic canal | The short canal through the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone at the apex of the orbit that gives passage to the optic nerve and the ophthalmic artery. Synonym: canalis opticus, foramen opticum, optic foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| optic capsule | The concentrated zone of mesenchyme around the developing optic cup; the primordium of the sclera of the eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| optic chiasm | <anatomy> The anatomic point of crossing or decussation of the optic nerve fibres. most of the nerve fibres cross to the opposite side. (27 Sep 1997) |