Reduced Free Communication of the Subarachnoid Space Within the Optic Canal in the Human

• Published in: American journal of ophthalmology Vol. 179; pp. 25 - 31
• Main Authors: Liugan, Mikee, Xu, Zhaoyang, Zhang, Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2017; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cadaver; Canals; Female; Glaucoma; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neurosurgery; Ophthalmic Artery - anatomy & histology; Ophthalmology; Optic nerve; Optic Nerve - anatomy & histology; Orbit - anatomy & histology; Pathogenesis; Sphenoid Bone - anatomy & histology; Subarachnoid Space - anatomy & histology; Veins & arteries

Recent studies in patients demonstrated that cerebrospinal fluid does not flow continuously between the intracranial subarachnoid space (SAS) and the space around the optic nerve in the orbit. Its anatomic basis remains elusive. The objective of this study was to use a novel anatomic technology, the...