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Table 1 Optic nerve sheath, eyeball, and optic canal anterior (orbital) opening CT measurements (in mm)

From: Quantitative relations between the eyeball, the optic nerve, and the optic canal important for intracranial pressure monitoring

Distance/position

Right eye

Left eye

 

Mean ± SD

Max

Min

Mean ± SD

Max

Min

Distal ONSD*

4.94 ± 1.51

7.5

3.5

5.17 ± 1.34

7.9

3.8

Middle ONSD**

4.35 ± 0.76

7.6

3.3

4.45 ± 0.62

5.9

3.3

Proximal ONSD***

3.84 ± 0.82

5.2

2.7

3.65 ± 0.70

4.8

2.9

Proximal ONS area

11.58 ± 1.8

21.23

5.7

10.46 ± 1.5

18

6.6

Transverse

22.822 ± 1.7

25.5

20.0

22.936 ± 1.8

25.8

19.4

Eyeball diameter

Optic canal anterior opening

Longer diameter

4.8 ± 1.8

5.8

3.5

5.0 ± 1.8

5.8

3.6

Shorter diameter

4.2 ± 1.6

4.8

2.9

4.2 ± 1.7

4.8

2.8

Area (mm2)

15.83 ± 2.3

19

7.2

16.49 ± 2.7

21.86

7.9

  1. *3 mm behind the globe.
  2. **10 mm behind the globe.
  3. ***3 mm before entering the anterior opening of the optic canal.