Its real origin is given
by the retina cells of
the eyeball.
ROUTE
The ganglion cells
of the retina
They create nerve branches that
come together to form:
Optic Disc
In the posterior
part of the
eyeball.
Of the optical disc
comes off:
Optic Nerve
leaves the
eyeball
leaves the orbital cavity
Crosses the superior orbital fissure (vertex of
the orbit), until it reaches the optic canal where
it leaves next to the ophthalmic artery.
It enters the cranial cavity where it will reach its
apparent origin:
Optic
Chiasm
BRANCHES
optic tracts
the fibers project to the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus, located in the depth of
the lateral geniculate body. The thalamic neurons project, through the optical radiations,
to the primary visual cortex.
The anterior cerebral fossa, in
front of the sella turcica.
It crosses the posterior pole of the
eyeball (the choroid and the sclerotic
layer).
posterior pole
of the eyeball
ESPECIAL SENSORY:VISION
FUCTION
It is also responsible for
sending the signals
that the eye perceives to our brain.
The brain interprets these signals
from external stimuli to conform the
mental image of what we are seeing.
In the optic chiasm, all the fibers that carry
information from the nasal hemirretine pass
to the contralateral side, and the fibers of
the temporal hemirretina pass ipsilateral, to
form the right and left optic tracts.
This allows the images on each side of
the field of both eyes to be
transmitted to the appropriate side of
the brain.
The retina receives the inverted
image on its walls. The light
stimulates the cones and the
staffs
This structures involved
In receiving and
transmitting optical
stimuli
as the optical fibers
and neural retina
Are surrounded by
extensions of the cranial
meninges and
subarachnoid space