title: Temporal raphe of the retinal nerve fiber layer revealed by medullated fibers.
abstract: Three cases of medullated nerve fibers of the retina were seen. They had medullated nerve fibers in both the upper and lower quadrants of the temporal retina, whereby the temporal raphe of the retinal nerve fiber layer could be visualized. Some nerve fibers from the upper and lower quadrants crossed each other on the horizontal meridian. The structure of the temporal raphe reported by Vrabec through anatomical studies was confirmed by ophthalmoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Opthalmology, Toyohashi City Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuzuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawamura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012160:Retina / Q000033:anatomy & histology*