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The optic canal is the connecting bridge between the orbital and intracranial compartments. The connections include bony structures, vasculatures, and nervous tissues. Pathologies around the orbital apex can also spread in or out from the orbital side to the intracranial side and vice versa. This chapter is intended to describe the relevant surgical anatomy and the anatomical and physiological variants.
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POON, T.L. (2023). Optic Canal. In: POON, T.L., MAK, C., YUEN, H.K.L. (eds) Orbital Apex and Periorbital Skull Base Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2989-4_1
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