"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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Optic Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter: Which Axis Should Be Measured? J Neuroimaging. 2025 Jul-Aug; 35(4):e70076.
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Ultrasonographic Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Technical Pitfalls and Imaging Artifacts. J Ultrasound Med. 2025 Jun; 44(6):1103-1120.
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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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The optic nerve in spaceflight: novel concepts in the pathogenesis of optic disc edema in microgravity. Curr Opin Neurol. 2025 Feb 01; 38(1):87-95.
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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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Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) associated optic neuritis in a patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and compressive optic neuropathy case report. BMC Ophthalmol. 2024 Feb 13; 24(1):61.
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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.