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optic tract

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In neuroanatomy, the optic tract (from Latin tractus opticus) is a part of the visual system in the brain. It is a continuation of the optic nerve that relays information from the optic chiasm to the ipsilateral lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), pretectal nuclei, and superior colliculus. It is composed of two individual tracts, the left optic tract and the right optic tract, each of which conveys visual information exclusive to its respective contralateral half of the visual field...
Related Codes (4)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
S04.031Injury of optic tract and pathways, right side
S04.032AInjury of optic tract and pathways, left side, initial encounter
S04.032DInjury of optic tract and pathways, left side, subsequent encounter
S04.039DInjury of optic tract and pathways, unspecified side, subsequent encounter

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