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Table 1 Measurement of bilateral variables of optic canal

From: Optic canal: a CT-based morphometric study in north Indian population

Optic canal

Right side

Left side

Width of the cranial opening

in mm

(Mean ± SD)

Width of the orbital opening

in mm

(Mean ± SD)

Width at the centre of optic canal

in mm

(Mean ± SD)

Length of the canal between orbital and cranial openings

in mm

(Mean ± SD)

Distance from the mid-sagittal plane

(MSP)

in mm

(Mean ± SD)

Width of the cranial opening

in mm

(Mean ± SD)

Width of the orbital opening

in mm

(Mean ± SD)

Width at the centre of optic canal

in mm

(Mean ± SD)

Length of the canal between orbital and cranial openings

in mm

(Mean ± SD)

Distance from the mid-sagittal plane

(MSP)

in mm

(Mean ± SD)

Male

4.36 ± 0.75

3.12 ± 0.67

4.07 ± 1.01

9.72 ± 1.70

10.78 ± 2.20

4.32 ± 0.95

3.22 ± 0.77

3.87 ± 0.81

9.89 ± 1.78

10.91 ± 1.55

Female

4.06 ± 0.82

3.00 ± 0.67

3.88 ± 0.74

9.52 ± 1.91

10.0 ± 21.81

3.92 ± 0.89

2.92 ± 0.73

3.88 ± 0.59

9.24 ± 1.95

9.70 ± 1.99