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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.

ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerAdam Husney, MD, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerChristopher J. Rudnisky, MD, MPH, FRCSC - Ophthalmology
Last RevisedJuly 22, 2011

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Last Updated: July 22, 2011
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