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its in the optic chiasm which leads to the back of the eye

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It begins just behind the blind spot in your eye.

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at blind spot in retinal layer

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Q: Where in the eye is the optic nerve located?
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Where in the retinas are the blind spots located?

The blind spot of each eye is located where the optic nerve leaves the eye.


Is there an optic nerve for each eye?

The optic nerve is in the eye (optical, Optical illusions)


Where does the optic nerve leave the eye?

The optic nerve exits the retina at the optic disc, otherwise known as the "blind spot".


What cranial nerve deals with vision?

vestibulocochlear nerve


What is the nerve of the human eye?

the optic nerve


What part of brain connects brain and eyes?

Optic nerve. Well, it connects the retina to the brain. The muscles of the eye also connect to the brain, but not through the optic nerve.


Right optic nerve?

your optic nerve attatches your eye and brain together


What carries nerve impulses from the eye to the brain?

The optic nerve


Where does the optic nerve enter the eye?

The optic nerve enters the eye at the back of the eyeball through an opening called the optic disc. This area is also known as the blind spot because it lacks light-sensitive cells (rods and cones) that are present in other parts of the retina.


Does the optic nerve pass through the foramen ovale?

The natural blind spot (scotoma) is due to lack of receptors (rods or cones) where the optic nerve and blood vessels leave the eye. It is where the optic nerve leaves the retina not enter it. The optic disk or blind spot is where the optic nerve leaves the eye; you cannot use that field of vision because the optic nerve is there.


Which nerve is called as the eye of brain?

Optic nerve


Which nerve is known as eye of hand?

optic nerve