optic nerve
noun
: either of the second pair of cranial nerves that pass from the retina to the optic chiasma and conduct visual stimuli to the brain see eye illustration
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Her optic nerve was damaged, and the pain was unbearable.
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
The implant converts that light into small electrical signals that stimulate the optic nerve.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
There was damage to my optic nerve, but no lesions were found anywhere else.
—Michelle Maves, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
If the person is untreated, the methanol metabolizes into formic acid, which attacks the optic nerve and nervous system, leading to blindness, organ failure or death within 48 hours.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
The implant converts that light into small electrical signals that stimulate the optic nerve.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
There was damage to my optic nerve, but no lesions were found anywhere else.
—Michelle Maves, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
If the person is untreated, the methanol metabolizes into formic acid, which attacks the optic nerve and nervous system, leading to blindness, organ failure or death within 48 hours.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for optic nerve
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“Optic nerve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optic%20nerve. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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