Abstract
Introduction: Optic Canal is situated in between the two roots of lesser wings of sphenoid, lateral to body of sphenoid. It is traversed by the optic nerve and ophthalmic artery, the nerve being medial to the artery. The study of optic canal has enormous clinical signicance as the optic nerve "The Nerve of Vision" travels through it. The present study was undertaken with the aim to determine the length of optic canal in dry human skulls of Rajasthan State. T Materials and Methods: he present study was conducted using 400 dried human skulls and lengths of the optic canal were measured along the medial wall. The length of optic canal at right side was 7.12 ± Results: 1.29 mm and at left side was 6.99 ± 1.27mm. Detailed anatomy of the optic ca Conclusion: nal is important to decipher the various pathologies of the region as well to guide surgical procedures and therapeutic options.
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