Periocular and Orbital Emergencies
Table of Contents
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- Eyelid Trauma
- Globe Rupture or Laceration
- Lid Margin Sparing
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Lacrimal Apparatus and Infections
- Lacrimal Apparatus
- Infections of the Lacrimal Passages
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- Orbital Cellulitis
- Management of Orbital Cellulitis
- Complications of Orbital Cellulitis
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- Preseptal Cellulitis
- Etiology of Preseptal Cellulitis
- Management of Preseptal Cellulitis
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Other Conditions
- Acute Thyroid Eye Disease
- Rhabdomyosarcoma = Embryonal Sarcoma
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- Floor Fractures
- Orbital Fractures
Periocular and Orbital Emergencies
Dr. Waleed ALRASHED
Objectives
- Differentiate between orbital and preseptal cellulitis and how to initiate management.
- Recognize signs and symptoms of acute proptosis in general.
- Recognize the eye manifestations of acute thyroid eye disease and understand the mechanism of loss of vision.
- Initiate basic work up for child presenting with acute unilateral or bilateral proptosis and rule out vision and life-threatening conditions.
- Recognize blow out fracture of the medial and the floor of the orbit.
- Recognize and deal with nasolacrimal drainage system common emergencies i.e. acute dacryocystitis.
Anatomical Diagram of the Eye

Anatomical Structure of the Eyelid

oral pupile suspected globe rupture - lid margin involve ⇒ call opth


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