Periocular and Orbital Emergencies

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Periocular and Orbital Emergencies

Dr. Waleed ALRASHED

Objectives

  1. Differentiate between orbital and preseptal cellulitis and how to initiate management.
  2. Recognize signs and symptoms of acute proptosis in general.
  3. Recognize the eye manifestations of acute thyroid eye disease and understand the mechanism of loss of vision.
  4. Initiate basic work up for child presenting with acute unilateral or bilateral proptosis and rule out vision and life-threatening conditions.
  5. Recognize blow out fracture of the medial and the floor of the orbit.
  6. 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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