optic chiasma
— Noun
– English
~ the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
optic disc
— Noun
– English
~ the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
optic chiasm
— Noun
– English
~ the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
optic axis
— Noun
– English
~ in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs; "a crystal may have either one or two optic axes"
optic disk
— Noun
– English
~ the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
optic nerve
— Noun
– English
~ the cranial nerve that serves the retina
optic axis
— Noun
– English
~ a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted; "in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly"
optic cup
— Noun
– English
~ (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina
optic
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation"
optic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light"; "ophthalmic defect"
optical fiber
— Noun
– English
~ a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images