Optic chiasm involvement in AQP-4 antibody-positive NMO and MOG antibody-associated disorder Mult Scler
The optic chiasm is an X-shaped structure created through the crossing of the brains optic nerves
Processing of information from each eye must take place in both halves of the brain
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At the optic chiasm the optic nerve fibres from the nasal halves of the right and left retinas cross to the opposite side
The optic chiasm, or optic chiasma (/ ɒptɪk kaɪæzəm /; Greek: χίασμα, crossing, from the Greek χιάζω, to mark with an X, after the Greek letter Chi ), is the part of the brain where the optic nerves cross
Crucial to vision, the left and right optic nerves intersect at the chiasm,
the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain Familiarity information: OPTIC CHIASMA used as a noun is very rare
If there is a growth at that spot that is not supposed to be there, it is called an astrocytoma of the optic chiasm or an optic nerve glioma
At the optic chiasm retinal fibers either cross the midline, or remain uncrossed
Optic gliomas can affect: One or both of the optic nerves that carry visual information to the brain from each eye
Define optic chiasma