title: Pathology of the optic nerve.
abstract: This article focuses on pathologic processes affecting the optic nerve, optic nerve/sheath complex, and chiasm. Pathology of the visual pathways posterior to the chiasm is beyond the scope of this article and is discussed only briefly.
authors.affiliation: Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, 8-11 Queen Square, London WC1 3BG, United Kingdom. r.jager@ion.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Hans Rolf
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: Katherine Anne
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Miszkiel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography