RT Book, Section
T1 Anatomy of the Human Optic Nerve: Structure and Function
A1 Salazar Corral, Juan José
A1 Ramírez Sebastián, Ana Isabel
A1 Hoz Montañana, María Rosa De
A1 García Martín, Elena Salobrar
A1 Rojas Lozano, María Del Pilar
A1 Fernández Arrabal, José A.
A1 López Cuenca, Inés
A1 Rojas López, María Blanca
A1 Triviño Casado, Alberto
A1 Ramírez Sebastián, José Manuel
A2 Ferreri, Felicia M.
AB The optic nerve (ON) is constituted by the axons of the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). These axons are distributed in an organized pattern from the soma of the RGC to the lateral geniculated nucleus (where most of the neurons synapse). The key points of the ON are the optic nerve head and chiasm. This chapter will include a detailed and updated review of the ON different parts: RGC axons, glial cells, connective tissue of the lamina cribrosa and the septum and the blood vessels derivate from the central retina artery and from the ciliary system. There will be an up-to-date description about the superficial nerve fibre layer, including their organization, and about prelaminar, laminar and retrolaminar regions, emphasizing the axoplasmic flow, glial barriers, biomechanics of the lamina cribrosa and the role of the macro- and microglia in their working.
PB IntechOpen
YR 2018
FD 2018-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13983
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13983
LA eng
NO Salazar Corral, J. J., Ramírez Sebastián, A. I., Hoz Montañana, M. R. et al. «Anatomy of the Human Optic Nerve: Structure and Function». Optic Nerve, editado por Felicia M. Ferreri, IntechOpen, 2019. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.79827.
NO Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa (España)
NO Instituto de Salud Carlos III
DS Docta Complutense
RD 30 jun 2025