The Study of Craniofacial Correspondence of the Eye Region Structures on Anatomical Material. Methodological aspects

DOI: 10.33876/2311-0546/2025-2/393-403

Authors

  • Aleksey Pyatkin Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University
  • Denis Dukov Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
  • Ivan Averchenko Prof. V. F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
  • Elizaveta Veselovskaya the Russian Academy of Sciences N. N. Miklouho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2932-9884

Keywords:

anthropological reconstruction of the appearance, , morphology of the ocular region, orbit, anatomical specimen

Abstract

The unique characteristics of the human facial eye area are determined by the specific relationships between the bone orbit morphology and surrounding soft tissues, creating the distinctiveness of each individual face. Understanding of the relationship between the eyelids structure and the position of the eyeball ensures accurate reconstruction of a face based on the cranial characteristics. The paper presents a protocol for studying craniofacial relationships on anatomical material. It includes dissection, photo-recording and measurements on anatomical specimens and their images. The position of the pupil center in relation to the bone orbit was determined on full-face and profile specimens. The attachment sites of the canthal ligaments and their position in relation to the inner and outer corners of the eye were recorded. Detailed measurements of the bone and soft tissue structures of the eye region were taken. The author also proposes a method for determining the area of the opening of the palpebral fissure relative to the area of the orbital base. The ratio of the palpebral fissure area to the area of the orbital base was about 50%. In our case the pupil center was positioned superiorly towards the upper edge of the orbit. The results were compared with similar studies on different material.

Author Biographies

  • Aleksey Pyatkin, Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University

    Pyatkin, Aleksey N. — Senior Lecturer, Department of Forensic Examinations (Criminal Cycle Disciplines), Law Institute, Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University, KrasSAU, (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation). E-mail: pjatkin77@mail.ru

  • Denis Dukov, Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

    Dukov, Denis V. — Assistant, Department of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Postgraduate Education, Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation). E-mail: denis_garant@mail.ru

  • Ivan Averchenko, Prof. V. F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

    Averchenko, Ivan V. — Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Postgraduate Education, Prof. V. F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation). E-mail: ivvn.doc@mail.ru

  • Elizaveta Veselovskaya, the Russian Academy of Sciences N. N. Miklouho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology

    Veselovskaya, Elizaveta V. — Doctor of History, Professor, the Russian State University for the Humanities (Moscow, Russian Federation); Chief Researcher, the Russian Academy of Sciences N. N. Miklouho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology (Moscow, Russian Federation). E-mail: veselovskaya.e.v@yandex.ru ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2932-9884

    For Citation: Pyatkin, A. N., D. V. Dukov, I. V. Averchenko, and E. V. Veselovskaya. 2025. The Study of Craniofacial Correspondence of the Eye Region Structures on Anatomical Material. Methodological aspects. Herald of Anthropology (Vestnik Antropologii) 2: 393–403.

    Funding: The article was prepared within the framework of the Russian Science Foundation grant No. 24-28-00819 «Anthropological Reconstruction of the Face and Problems of Identification of Appearance».

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Published

08.06.2025

Issue

No. 2 (2025): Herald of Anthropology (Vestnik antropologii)

Section

Physical anthropology