Table 3.
Total ganglion cell layer neurons versus total optic nerve axons
| Ganglion cell layer neurons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retina | Neurons counted | Sampled area (μm2) | Mean density (cells/mm2) | Total retinal area (mm2) | Total GCL neurons |
| 1 | 544 | 0.064 | 8540 | 13.4 | 114095 |
| 2 | 568 | 0.068 | 8280 | 15.2 | 125940 |
| 3 | 626 | 0.073 | 8517 | 15.5 | 131758 |
| 7 | 2632 | 0.470 | 5615 | 18.2 | 102140 |
| 8 | 3999 | 0.610 | 6565 | 17.7 | 115570 |
| 9 | 5277 | 0.690 | 6025 | 18.8 | 113020 |
| Mean | 2274 | 0.329 | 7257 | 16.5 | 117087 |
| Optic nerve axons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optic nerve | Axons counted | Sampled area (μm2) | Mean density (cells/mm2) | Total nerve area (mm2) | Total axons |
| 7 | 5793 | 12303 | 0.47 | 92851 | 43720 |
| 10 | 5526 | 6345 | 0.87 | 54880 | 47800 |
| 11 | 5424 | 9676 | 0.56 | 71800 | 40248 |
| 12 | 6532 | 9676 | 0.68 | 70600 | 47660 |
| Mean | 5819 | 9500 | 0.65 | 72533 | 44857 |