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optic chiasm
Crossing over of fibers of the optic nerve to the contralateral side forming the optic tracts. The pituitary gland lies just posterior to the optic chiasm.
Pathology:
- a lesion involving the optic chiasm generally results in bitemporal hemianopia
Related
optic tract
General
brain structure
References
Clinical Anatomy Made Ridiculously Simple. Stephen
Goldberg, MedMaster Inc, Miami, 1995
Component-of
optic nerve (CN II, ON)
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