Retinal ganglion cells form the optic nerve (IMAGE)
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Light enters the front of the eye, and reaches the retina. Photoreceptors at the back of the retina convert light into signals and sends them to bipolar and retinal ganglion cells. Axons from retinal ganglion cells form the optic nerve, which carries signals from the eye to regions of the brain that process vision. Those regions include the lateral geniculate nucleus, which relays signals to the visual cortex.
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