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

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?

A) Left inferior colliculus
B) Left lateral geniculate body
C) Left medial geniculate body
D) Medial optic chiasm
E) Right inferior colliculus
F) Right lateral geniculate body
G) Right medial geniculate body

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