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Optic Nerve

Known as: Nervus Opticus, Nerve IIs, Cranial, Nerves, Second Cranial 
The 2nd cranial nerve which conveys visual information from the RETINA to the brain. The nerve carries the axons of the RETINAL GANGLION CELLS which… 
National Institutes of Health

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Behrens Baumann Dust syndromeColoboma of optic discLeft optic nerveRight optic nerve
Bilateral Optic Nerve MeningiomaBlood supply aspectsBody partBone structure of cranium

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Cranial NervesSensory nerveVisual Pathways

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Review
2013
Review
2013
Optical coherence tomography: imaging of the choroid and beyond.
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Shadow removal and contrast enhancement in optical coherence tomography images of the human optic nerve head.
PURPOSE To improve the quality of optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of the optic nerve head (ONH). METHODS Two… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Retinal Ganglion Cells Downregulate Gene Expression and Lose Their Axons within the Optic Nerve Head in a Mouse Glaucoma Model
Little is known about molecular changes occurring within retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) before their death in glaucoma. Taking… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
3-D histomorphometry of the normal and early glaucomatous monkey optic nerve head: lamina cribrosa and peripapillary scleral position and thickness.
PURPOSE To delineate three-dimensionally the anterior and posterior surfaces of the lamina cribrosa, scleral flange, and… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Notch Receptor Activation Inhibits Oligodendrocyte Differentiation
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Rapid and protracted phases of retinal ganglion cell loss follow axotomy in the optic nerve of adult rats.
To investigate the short- and long-term effects of axotomy on the survival of central nervous system (CNS) neurons in adult rats… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Dissociated neurons regenerate into sciatic but not optic nerve explants in culture irrespective of neurotrophic factors
Explants of adult or 10-day-old rat sciatic and optic nerves were implanted as “bridges” through a silicon grease seal in a three… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
The growth of the retina in Xenopus laevis: an autoradiographic study.
The growth of the retina has been studied in Xenopus by use of autoradiography with tritiated thymidine. At the time when retinal… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Ultrastructure of human and monkey lamina cribrosa and optic nerve head.
Fenestrated connective tissue sheets, derived from the sclera as meridional extensions, form the main support for the posterior… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Preferential selection of central pathways by regenerating optic fibers.
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