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Optic nerve

The optic nerve is the nerve at the back of the eye that carries visual information from the eye to the brain.

By Healthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Christopher J. Rudnisky - Ophthalmology
Last Revised October 8, 2009

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Last Updated: October 08, 2009
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