"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Optic Nerve" by people in this website by year, and whether "Optic Nerve" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 1996 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 1997 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 1998 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 1999 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2000 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2009 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2013 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2014 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2019 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2021 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2022 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Optic Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Optineurin-facilitated axonal mitochondria delivery promotes neuroprotection and axon regeneration. Nat Commun. 2025 Feb 20; 16(1):1789.
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The importance of the optic nerves unlocking during the resection of anterior skull base meningiomas for visual function preservation: surgical nuances and clinical outcome. Neurosurg Rev. 2025 Jan 09; 48(1):31.
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Electric field stimulation directs target-specific axon regeneration and partial restoration of vision after optic nerve crush injury. PLoS One. 2025; 20(1):e0315562.
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Eye Movements and the Intraorbital Subarachnoid Space: Potential Contribution of Altered Cerebrospinal Fluid Pumping in Optic Neuropathies. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2025 Jan 02; 66(1):53.
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Vascular insult in neonatal retinal hemorrhage: computational analysis of a fundus-segmented blood vessel network. Sci Rep. 2024 11 26; 14(1):29331.
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Tensile properties of glaucomatous human sclera, optic nerve, and optic nerve sheath. Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2024 Dec; 23(6):1851-1862.
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TGFβ Signaling Dysregulation May Contribute to COL4A1-Related Glaucomatous Optic Nerve Damage. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 May 01; 65(5):15.
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Looking beyond blurred margins. Surv Ophthalmol. 2024 Sep-Oct; 69(5):842-846.
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Large molecules from the cerebrospinal fluid enter the optic nerve but not the retina of mice. Fluids Barriers CNS. 2024 Jan 04; 21(1):1.
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Does Wilbrand's Knee Exist? J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Mar 01; 44(1):125-128.