A 60-year-old man presented to the emergency department due to a sudden onset of visual abnormality. He has been complaining of a visual defect, and today a shadow developed in the visual field of his right eye. He does not complain of headache, double vision, unsteadiness, photophobia, nausea, or vomiting. Physical examination shows an area of decreased vision in the right eye. A flame-shaped hemorrhage is seen in the right temporal hemiretina. The visual signal transmission would be affected in which of the following structures?

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Eductional Objective: Right temporal hemiretina damage would lead to visual information transmission disruption in the optic nerve, the optic chiasm, the optic tracts, the lateral geniculate body, the optic radiations, and the primary visual cortex.

A 60-Year-Old Man Presented to the Emergency Department Due to a Sudden