At the optic chiasm axons make a key binary decision either to cross the chiasmal midline to innervate the contralateral optic tract or to remain uncrossed and innervate the ipsilateral optic tract.

Band optic atrophy is described as a horizontal band of optic disc pallor, often associated with a contralateral optic tract lesion and bilateral hemianopic visual field defects.

Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) send axons out of the retina, along the optic nerve, across the chiasm and up the ventral optic tract (VOT). In the mid-optic tract (MOT), they change direction ...

The optic radiation is a dense fiber tract that emerges from the lateral geniculate nucleus and continues to the occipital visual cortex. Especially, the optic radiation is an important fiber ...

More information: Jorrit S. Montijn et al, Impaired Direction Selectivity in the Nucleus of the Optic Tract of Albino Mice, Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science (2023). DOI: 10.1167/iovs.64 ...

Jorrit Montijn: “We show that the nucleus of the optic tract might be the source of the problem. Previous research already suggested that this area is involved in eye movements, ...

A Scientific Online Poster presented during the 2023 ARRS Annual Meeting, held April 16–20 on the island of Oahu, explained how the novel technique of three-dimensional (3D) slice-to-volume (SVR ...

The optic radiation is a dense fiber tract which emerges from the lateral geniculate nucleus and it continues to the occipital visual cortex. About Careers Internship MedBlog Contact us English (US) ...