Optic Tract

**Definition:** Nerve fiber originating from the OPTIC CHIASM that connects predominantly to the LATERAL GENICULATE BODIES. It is the continuation of the VISUAL PATHWAY that conveys the visual information originally from the RETINA to the optic chiasm via the OPTIC NERVES.

**Tree numbers:** - A08.186.211.200.317.689

**Synonyms:** - Tractus Opticus - Tractus Optici