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There is one optic nerve in the eye. It is also known as cranial nerve II.

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The optic nerves from the eyes cross before entering the brain the crossed structure is known as?

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The white matter tract between the optic nerves and optic tracts is called the optic chiasm. It is located at the base of the brain and is where the optic nerves from each eye partially cross over to the opposite side of the brain. This crossing allows for visual information from both eyes to be integrated and processed in the brain.


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Where do the two optic nerves reach the diencephalon?

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Is the optic tract anatomically different from the right optic nerve?

The right optic tract carries information from the left hand side of both eyes visual field, where-as the right optic nerve carries information solely from the right had eye. After the optic nerves from both eyes perform this partial intersection (in the optic chiasm) they then become known as the optic tract. Hope this helps.


What nerve is carrying impulses from the eye to the thalamus?

The optic nerves carry the impulses from the eyes to the visual area of the thalamus.


My eye doctor said my optic nerves are huge in both of my eyes is that why my pupils are so big all the time?

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