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Visual Pathways

The visual pathway is the network of neural structures that carries visual information from the eyes to the brain, where it is processed into conscious perception. It begins in the retina, where photoreceptor cells convert light into electrical signals that are relayed through retinal neurons to the optic nerve. The…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 3 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 2× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2470-0436 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

The visual pathway is the network of neural structures that carries visual information from the eyes to the brain, where it is processed into conscious perception. It begins in the retina, where photoreceptor cells convert light into electrical signals that are relayed through retinal neurons to the optic nerve. The two optic nerves meet at the optic chiasm, where fibers from the inner (nasal) halves of each retina cross to the opposite side, allowing each cerebral hemisphere to process information from the opposite visual field. From the chiasm the signals travel along the optic tracts to the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus and then via the optic radiations to the primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe. The organized, point-to-point arrangement of this pathway means that damage at different locations produces characteristic patterns of visual field loss, making knowledge of the pathway essential for localizing lesions in neurology and ophthalmology. Disorders affecting any segment, from the retina and optic nerve to the chiasm and cortical centers, can impair vision in predictable ways. The study of the visual pathway is central to Ophthalmic Science and neuro-ophthalmology. This page provides an encyclopedic overview of the visual pathways and gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to vision and ocular disease.

Research published in this journal

3 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

Eye Exam in the Virtual World: A Pilot Study

Chen Ying-LingCorresponding author
University of Tennessee Space Institute, 411 B. H. Goethert Parkway, Tullahoma.
Ophthalmic Science Cited by 1 doi:10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-17-1479

How this research is being cited

The 3 articles above have been cited 2 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Oct 2025.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Ophthalmic Science (ISSN 2470-0436).

Journal editorial board
Argyrios Tzamalis · GREECE Brian M. DeBroff · United States Emanuela Interlandi · Italy

This page summarises published research for orientation; it is not medical or professional advice.