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Optic Chiasm

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Optic Disorders and Visual Field

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The optic nerve from each eye gathers above the sella turcica to form the optic chiasm. The anatomical region of the optic chiasm is relatively complex, with the pituitary gland located inferiorly, the third ventricle superoposteriorly, the anterior cerebral artery and the anterior communicating artery superoanteriorly, and the internal carotid arteries bilaterally. The tumor, inflammation, trauma, or vascular lesions, etc. at this site may all involve the optic chiasm [1, 2].

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  1. Xiamen Eye Center of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

    Xuyang Liu

  2. Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

    Xuyang Liu

  3. The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China

    Jia Ma

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

    Ningli Wang

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  1. Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

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  2. Xiamen Eye Center of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

    Xuyang Liu

  3. Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

    Ning Fan

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Liu, X., Ma, J., Wang, N. (2019). Optic Chiasm. In: Wang, N., Liu, X., Fan, N. (eds) Optic Disorders and Visual Field. Advances in Visual Science and Eye Diseases, vol 2. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2502-1_3

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