Assertion: optic nerve | /r/HasProperty | large
Facets:
value: nearly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: A well-established risk factor for the development of NAION occurs in individuals who have a small disc and a small or absent physiologic cup (i.e., when the optic nerve is nearly as large as the opening in the back of the eye and the optic disc appears “crowded”), also known as disc at risk or crowded disc.
text: The optic nerve is a large cable composed of ganglion cell axons, which acts as a viaduct conducting visual information from the retina to the brain.