"Optic Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The 2nd cranial nerve which conveys visual information from the RETINA to the brain. The nerve carries the axons of the RETINAL GANGLION CELLS which sort at the OPTIC CHIASM and continue via the OPTIC TRACTS to the brain. The largest projection is to the lateral geniculate nuclei; other targets include the SUPERIOR COLLICULI and the SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEI. Though known as the second cranial nerve, it is considered part of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D009900
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.120.680
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| Concept/Terms |
Optic Nerve- Optic Nerve
- Nerve, Optic
- Nerves, Optic
- Optic Nerves
- Nervus Opticus
- Opticus, Nervus
- Second Cranial Nerve
- Cranial Nerve, Second
- Cranial Nerves, Second
- Nerve, Second Cranial
- Nerves, Second Cranial
- Second Cranial Nerves
- Cranial Nerve II
- Cranial Nerve IIs
- Nerve II, Cranial
- Nerve IIs, Cranial
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Optic Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Automation of Ultrasonographic Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement: A Scoping Review. J Neuroimaging. 2025 Jan-Feb; 35(1):e70017.
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Oligodendroglial fatty acid metabolism as a central nervous system energy reserve. Nat Neurosci. 2024 Oct; 27(10):1934-1944.
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Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Quality Criteria Checklist: An International Consensus Statement on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Imaging and Measurement. Crit Care Med. 2024 Oct 01; 52(10):1543-1556.
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Does Wilbrand's Knee Exist? J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Mar 01; 44(1):125-128.
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Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas: A National Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database Analysis. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Sep 01; 44(3):360-364.
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Automation of ultrasonographic optic nerve sheath diameter measurement using convolutional neural networks. J Neuroimaging. 2023 Nov-Dec; 33(6):898-903.
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Baseline and Post-NACT Imaging in Retinoblastoma With Optic Nerve Involvement: Can MRI Predict Prognosis? J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2024 Mar-Apr; 61(2):98-105.
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Progressive Vision Loss in an Adult With Congenital Optic Nerve Coloboma, Hydrocephalus, and Basal Encephalocele. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Jun 01; 44(2):e236-e237.
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Sphenoid Sinusitis-Associated Optic Neuropathy: A Forgotten Disease. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Mar 01; 44(1):e113-e114.
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Progressive Optic Neuropathy in Cerebellar Ataxia, Areflexia, Optic Atrophy, and Sensorineural Hearing Loss Syndrome: The Importance of Targeted Gene Testing. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Mar 01; 44(1):e23-e25.