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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

op·tic nerve • n. Anat. each of the second pair of cranial nerves, transmitting impulses to the brain from the retina at the back of the eye.

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optic nerve The second cranial nerve: a paired sensory nerve that runs from each eye to the brain. It is responsible for conveying visual stimuli received by the rods and cones in the retina to the brain for interpretation. See also optic chiasma.

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optic nerve see vision .

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