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What side of your body is the optic nerve on?
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There are: Two optic nerves, one behind each eye.
Answered 7/20/2012
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Optic nerve: The optic nerve is located at the back of each eyeball and carries visual information from the eye to the brain.
Answered 8/11/2012
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Both sides: There is an optic nerve carrying visual signals from each eye therefore there is one nerve on each side of the head.
Answered 12/24/2014
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