Visual pathway lesions
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visual-pathway-lesions-188-18895481
title:
Visual pathway lesions
text:
The visual pathway consists of structures that carry visual information from the retina to the brain. Lesions in that pathway cause a variety of visual field defects. In the visual system of human eye, the visual information processed by retinal photoreceptor cells travel in the following way: Retina→Optic nerve→Optic chiasma→Optic tract→Lateral geniculate body→Optic radiation→Primary visual cortex The type of field defect can help localize where the lesion is located.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Visual maladies
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_pathway_lesions
date created:
2020-06-12T05:27:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T01:53:53Z
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