Verywell Health on MSN1 年
The Optic Chiasm and How It Affects Vision
The optic chiasm is an X-shaped structure formed by the crossing of the optic nerves in the brain. The optic nerve connects ...
Nature4 年
RGC axons at the optic chiasm with and without mutations in Eph-ephrin signaling
Dil was injected into the left retina, and RGC axons were traced to the optic chiasm. In the wild-type animal, a subset of RGC axons is repelled at the midline and to the binocular pathway (top ...
Medical Xpress11 天
Nerve regrowth findings could lead to a potential treatment for a common cause of blindness
The optic chiasm senses light and controls daily body rhythms. It is the first place in the brain the optic nerve touches. It took the severed nerve cells about six weeks to regrow to the optic ...