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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.

Last Revised: July 22, 2011

Author: Healthwise Staff

Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD, MD - Family Medicine & Christopher J. Rudnisky, MD, MPH, FRCSC - Ophthalmology

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