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Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Proptosis - Differential ... thrombosis) - Orbital ... Vascular - Orbital ... Tvumor - Orbital ... @AnnKumfer #Proptosis
Exophthalmos (also known as proptosis) is the protrusion of one eye or both anteriorly out of
(also known as proptosis ... an increase in orbital ... etiological basis of proptosis ... can result in proptosis ... MD, @DharSaty #Proptosis
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 ... Inflammation of orbital ... acuity - Proptosis ... • Involves the orbit
Pulsatile Exophthalmos on Physical Exam - Protrusion and Pulsation of the eyeball

The differential diagnosis of pulsatile
diagnosis of pulsatile proptosis ... carotid-cavernous fistula, orbital ... ophthalmology #proptosis
Pulsatile Exophthalmos on Physical Exam - Protrusion and Pulsation of the eyeball
Causes:
 - Carotid cavernous fistula
malformation - Trauma (orbital ... ophthalmology #proptosis
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Proptosis significantly ... No orbital bruit ... exophthalmos consists of proptosis ... malformations within the orbit ... Respiratory #Variation #proptosis
Lateral Canthotomy with Cantholysis
The treatment of orbital compartment syndrome cause by a retrobulbar hematoma causing symptoms—namely
The treatment of orbital ... intraocular pressure, or proptosis ... visual acuity. 3) Proptosis ... just inside the orbital
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
retraction or proptosis ... irritation, peri orbital
Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
What?
 • Unilateral orbital/retrobulbar pain
 • Paresis of the cranial nerves Ill, IV, VI
 •
• Unilateral orbital ... sinus, superior orbital ... fissure or orbit
Lateral Canthotomy / Cantholysis - Procedure Instructions

The orbit is a relatively closed compartment and an acute
Instructions The orbit ... acute increase in orbital