Visual pathway

this image shows the visual pathway illustrating the different fields of vision every side of the optic tract supply

Note that nasal fibers from nasal retina of both sides cross at the optic chiasma

also Note that the optic tract carries the temporal fibers of the same side and the nasal fibers of the other side (due to the crossing of the nasal fibers)

showing:
1. temporal retina
2. nasal retina
3. optic chiasma (nasal crossing)
4. optic tract
5. LGB
6. optic radiation
7. primary visual cortex

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