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Orbital disease
Diseases of the Eye 1 - Optometry Waterloo
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Pathology
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11/17/2011

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Term
What are classic signs of orbital disease?
Definition

-lid and periorbital edema

-chemosis and conjunctival injection

Term
What are classic causes of orbital disease?
Definition

-thyroid eye disease

-orbital cellulitis

-inflammatory disease

-A-V shunts

Term
Proptosis is usually what kind of lesion?
Definition
-retrobulbar
Term
Lesions within the muscle cone cause what kind of proptosis?
Definition
axial
Term
What is dystopia?
Definition
-lateral or vertical displacement of globe
Term

 

dystopia is usually due to what?

Definition
-extraconal mass such as a lacrimal gland tumor
Term
What is enophthalamos?
Definition
-recession of the globe
Term
What is ophthalmoplegia?
Definition
-defective ocular motility
Term
What are causes of ophthalmoplegia?
Definition

-orbital mass

-thyroid disease

-motor nerve lesions

-tethering of muscles in fracture

Term
What test is used to differentiate between restrictive and neurological ophthalmoplegia?
Definition
-forced duction test
Term
What are some causes of visual dysfunction in Orbital disease?
Definition

-exposure keratopathy

-compression of optic nerve

-choroidal folds

Term
What are dynamic properties of orbital disease?
Definition
-features that may give clues to probable pathology
Term
List three possible dynamic properties of orbital disease.
Definition

-bruit

-pulsations

-increased venous pressure

Term
What are classic fundus signs seen in orbital disease?
Definition

-choroidal folds

-disc edema and optic atrophy

-vessel occlusions, shunts, dilation or tortuosity

Term
What would you check upon evaluation for orbital disease?
Definition

-ocular displacement

-palpation

-bruit

-eye motility

-funduscopy

-biomicroscopy

-CTscan, xray

-T3, T4, TSH

Term
What does the water view refer to?
Definition
-x-ray taken with a tilted back head position to check for orbital floor fractures
Term
Why is a CT scan useful in orbital disease Dx?
Definition
- because of differences in density between orbital fat and structures
Term
What kind of exam would you order for orbital trauma examination?
Definition
CT scan
Term

What type of MRI would you choose for pathological examination?

 

Definition
T2 weighted (vitreous bright and fat dark)
Term
What are some conditions/features that lead to sever pain in orbital disease?
Definition

-idiopathic orbital inflammatory disease 

-hemorrhage, cellulitis

-posterior scleritis

-lacrimal gland tumours

Term
What signs would appear to progress rapidly in orbital disease?
Definition

-orbital cellulitis

-IOID

-hemorrhage

-rhabdosarcoma

Term
What signs would appear to progress slowly in OD?
Definition

-thyroid opthalmopathy

-dermoid cyst

-cavernous hemangioma

-tumours

Term
What might a pulsation with bruit suggest?
Definition

-A/V malformation

-carotico-cavernous fistula

Term
What is the most common cause of axial proptosis?
Definition
Thyroid eye disease
Term
What are the main feature of Thyroid eye disease?
Definition
-inflammation of EOMs
Term
What are secondary finding in Thyroid eye disease?
Definition

-lid retraction

-corneal exposure

-SLK

-diplopia

-ON involvement

Term
What are the feature of pathogenesis of thyroid eye disease?
Definition

-EOM growth (up to 8x)

-may compress ON

-muscle fibrosis (restrict movement)

-inflammatory cell infiltration

-may elevate IOP

Term
What is the pathology of EOM inflammation in Thyroid eye disease?
Definition

-hypertrophic EOM due to accumulation of glycosaminoglycans

-lymphocytic infiltration

Term
What are some visual signs of thyroid eye disease?
Definition

-decreased acuity

-CV defect

-RAPD

-ON atrophy

-visual field changes

Term
How would you manage soft tissue involvement in thyroid eye disease? 
Definition

-lubricants

-head elevation

-taping lids closed at night

Term
What is the pathogenesis of lid retraction?
Definition

-fibrotic contracture of levator

-overaction of levator-superior rectus in response to fibrosis of inferior rectus

-over action of muller muscle

Term
What is the dalrymple and von graefe sign associated with?
Definition
-lid retraction
Term
What are two pathologies of proptosis?
Definition

-exposure keratopathy

-corneal ulceration

Term
What are the features of Optic Neuropathy due to thyroid eye disease?
Definition

-impaired central vision

-reduce VA

-RAPD

-VF defects

-optic disc may be normal, swollen or atrophic

Term
What is restrictive myopathy and what causes it?
Definition

-ophthalmoplegia due to TED

-due inflammatory edema and later by fibrosis

Term

What is the most common motility defect in restrictive myopathy?

 

Definition
-restricted elevation
Term
What are possible causes of orbital cellulitis?
Definition
-Bacterial infection due to sinusitis, trauma, Sx, dacryocystitis
Term
What are the classic signs/sxs of orbital cellulitis?
Definition

-fever, malaise

-reduced vision (ON involvment)

-proptosis

-opthalmoplegia

Term
What is another name of orbital pseudo tumour?
Definition
IOID
Term

What is encephalocele?

 

Definition
-portion of skull contents herniates into orbit through defect in orbital wall
Term
You notice a Px with exopthalamos. Upon percussion of orbit you hear no bruit. Blood test indicate possible tumor. What might be Dx?
Definition
-encephalocele
Term
What is a carotid cavernous fistula?
Definition

-arteriovenous communication between carotid artery and cavernous sinus

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Term
What is ocular pathology of cavernous sinus fistula?
Definition

-venous/arterial stasis around eye

-increased episcleral venous pressure

-decrease in arterial blood flow to the cranial nerves

Term
what are causes for EOM restriction?
Definition

-myopathy (TED)

-trapped inferior rectus (blow out)

-orbital mass

-ocular motor nerve lesions

Term
Name two orbital tumours.
Definition

-rhabdosarcoma

-orbital dermoid cyst

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