The optic nerve is a CNS structure arising from the diencephalon. As a CNS structure, the optic nerve is myelinated by oligodendrocytes and is ensheathed in the three meningeal layers. The myelination process begins centrally, and as discussed earlier, terminates at the lamina cribrosa.
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At the optic chiasm, the optic nerve fibers originating from the temporal side of the retina of the right eye continue in the right optic tract (post chiasmatic ...
Six cranial nerves innervate motor, sensory, and autonomic structures in the eyes. The six cranial nerves are the optic nerve (CN II), oculomotor nerve (CN III) ...