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Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
thrombosis) - Orbital ... cellulitis ... Vascular - Orbital ... Tvumor - Orbital ... Eye redness • Ophthalmoplegia
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Orbital Apex Syndrome ... evaluation for possible orbital ... cellulitis. ... ptosis, severe ophthalmoplegia ... Orbital Apex Syndrome
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Orbital Cellulitis ... anterior to the orbital ... eye movement or opthalmoplegia ... • Involves the orbit ... #Cellulitis #pathophysiology
Preseptal Cellulitis vs Orbital Cellulitis
Preseptal Cellulitis
 • Unlikely to have complications
 • Due to external source
Preseptal Cellulitis ... vs Orbital Cellulitis ... Strep, Anaerobes Orbital ... Cellulitis • ... #Preseptal #orbital
Ophthalmoplegia secondary to Orbital Apex Syndrome

A 61-year-old man presented with retro-orbital pain, near-complete ophthalmoplegia, loss of
Ophthalmoplegia ... secondary to Orbital ... presented with retro-orbital ... #Ophthalmoplegia ... #Orbital #Apex
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Algorithm Lids / Orbit ... • Pre-septal cellulitis ... • Orbital Cellulitis
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
encephalopathy, Orbital ... Graves disease), Ophthalmoplegic ... Ischemic neuropathy, Orbital ... , pseudotumor, Orbital
#Preseptal #Postseptal #Orbital #Cellulitis #Periorbital #comparison #diagnosis
Preseptal #Postseptal #Orbital ... #Cellulitis #Periorbital
Diseases Presenting with Pain Out Of Proportion (POOP) - Differential Diagnosis:
 - Orbital Cellulitis 
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Diagnosis: - Orbital ... Cellulitis -
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
neuritis - Orbital ... cellulitis #Diagnosis