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Optic Nerve

Optic Nerve is the second cranial nerve, comprising a bundle of retinal ganglion cell axons that transmit visual information from the retina to the central nervous system.

5.4K

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13.5K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

557

Variants

Cranial Nerve IiOptic Nerve DiseasesOptic Nerve DisordersSecond Cranial Nerve

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Publications

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Revised diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica

Dean M. Wingerchuk, Vanda A. Lennon, Sean J. Pittock et al. · Neurology · 2006 · 2.6K citations · Full text

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What the Frog's Eye Tells the Frog's Brain

Jerome Y. Lettvin, Humberto R. Maturana, Warren S. McCulloch et al. · Proceedings of the IRE · 1959 · 2K citations

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Diffusion tensor imaging detects and differentiates axon and myelin degeneration in mouse optic nerve after retinal ischemia

Sheng‐Kwei Song, Shu‐Wei Sun, Won‐Kyu Ju et al. · NeuroImage · 2003 · 1.8K citations

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The Major Cell Populations of the Mouse Retina

Chang‐Jin Jeon, Enrica Strettoi, Richard H. Masland · Journal of Neuroscience · 1998 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Optic Nerve Damage in Human Glaucoma

Harry A. Quigley · Archives of Ophthalmology · 1981 · 1.3K citations

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Authors

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  1. RN
    Robert N. Weinreb

    University of California San Diego, United States

    53 publications · 5.5K citations

    40

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  2. HA
    Harry A. Quigley

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    52 publications · 9K citations

    39

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  3. JB
    Jost B. Jonas

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    47 publications · 4K citations

    32

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  4. CF
    Claude F. Burgoyne

    Legacy Health, United States

    38 publications · 3.5K citations

    31

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  5. MB
    Martin Berry

    University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

    34 publications · 2.7K citations

    28

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Institutions

2.5K

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    65 h-index

    426 publications

    45.5K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    62 h-index

    359 publications

    36.2K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    53 h-index

    305 publications

    37.7K citations

  4. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    48 h-index

    242 publications

    26.7K citations

  5. Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore, United States

    44 h-index

    175 publications

    17.1K citations

  6. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    43 h-index

    232 publications

    16.4K citations

  7. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    37 h-index

    220 publications

    13.5K citations

  8. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    37 h-index

    209 publications

    16.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Ophthalmology

    214 publications · 20.6K citations

    83

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  2. American Journal of Ophthalmology

    310 publications · 19.5K citations

    78

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  3. The Journal of Comparative Neurology

    289 publications · 18.2K citations

    76

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 423 publications · 22.2K citations

    74

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  5. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

    IOVS · 181 publications · 13.1K citations

    68

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