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Studies from Mugla University add new findings in the area of life sciences

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 19th, 2009

According to recent research published in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, "The size of the eyeball has been the subject of a few studies. None of them used stereological methods to estimate the volume."

"In the current study, we estimated the volume of eyeball in normal men and women using the stereological methods. Eyeball volume (EV) was estimated using the Cavalieri principle as a combination of point-counting and planimetry techniques. We used computed tomography scans taken from 36 participants (15 men and 21 women) to estimate the EV The mean (SD) EV values obtained by planimetry method were 7.49 (0.79) and 7.06 (0.85) cm(3) in men and women,...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-19)

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