👉 Ophthalmencephalon, also known as the eye-brain junction, is a complex structure within the human brain that consists of two main components: the optic nerve and the retina. The optic nerve connects the eye to the brain, while the retina is responsible for processing visual information from the eye. The ophthalmencephalon plays an essential role in vision by directing incoming light rays towards the retina, which then converts them into electrical signals that are transmitted to the brain through neural pathways. This