The optic chiasm is an X-shaped structure formed by the crossing of the optic nerves in the brain. The optic nerve connects the brain to the eye. To biologists, the optic chiasm is thought to be a ...

These RGC axons then navigate toward the midline of the brain at the optic chiasm, where some axons cross the midline and some do not. The proper migration of RGC axons thus contains three ...

In humans, the optic nerve is derived from optic stalks during the seventh week of development and is composed of retinal ganglion cell axons and glial cells; it extends from the optic disc to the ...