Review
doi: 10.1002/ca.22385.
Epub 2014 May 14.
The optic chiasm
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- DOI: 10.1002/ca.22385
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The optic chiasm
Clin Anat.
2014 Nov.
Abstract
The optic chiasm is formed when the optic nerves come together in order to allow for the crossing of fibers from the nasal retina to the optic tract on the other side. This enables vision from one side of both the eyes to be appreciated by the occipital cortex of the opposite side. This review makes note of the embryology, anatomy and vascular supply of the optic chiasm, then discusses the clinical syndromes associated with chiasmal disease, and the diseases which commonly influence its function.
Keywords: neuroanatomy; optic chiasm; visual disorders.
© 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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