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Eye Diseases > Optic Nerve Diseases
Nervous System Diseases > Cranial Nerve Diseases > Optic Nerve Diseases

Preferred term

Optic Nerve Diseases  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Cranial Nerve II Diseases
  • Cranial Nerve II Disorder
  • Lesion, Neural-Optical
  • Neural Optical Lesion
  • Neural-Optical Lesion
  • Neural-Optical Lesions
  • Neuropathy, Optic
  • Optic Neuropathies
  • Optic Neuropathy
  • Second Cranial Nerve Diseases

Note

  • SMON: see note on OPTIC NEURITIS; inflamm dis = OPTIC NEURITIS

Scope note

  • Conditions which produce injury or dysfunction of the second cranial or optic nerve, which is generally considered a component of the central nervous system. Damage to optic nerve fibers may occur at or near their origin in the retina, at the optic disk, or in the nerve, optic chiasm, optic tract, or lateral geniculate nuclei. Clinical manifestations may include decreased visual acuity and contrast sensitivity, impaired color vision, and an afferent pupillary defect.

History note

  • 76; was NON MESH before 1976

In other languages

  • näköhermon sairaudet

    Finnish

  • n. opticuksen sairaudet
  • n. opticuksen taudit
  • nervus opticuksen sairaudet
  • nervus opticuksen taudit
  • näköhermon taudit
  • näköhermosairaudet
  • näköhermotaudit
  • optikusneuropatia
  • optikusneuropatiat
  • Synnervssjukdomar

    Swedish

  • Foster-Kennedys syndrom
  • Kranialnerv II sjukdomar
  • Optikusneuropatier
  • Optisk neuropati

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009901

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