
The eye is protected by a pear-shaped bony orbit.
When an object, larger than the size of the orbital
entrance, hits the eye (but does not penetrate)
it creates a sudden rise in pressure within the
orbit and may result in a 'blow-out fracture'.
The orbital floor is the most susceptible to this
type of fracture.
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The orbit is the area containing the bones of
the eye socket, the eye ball, eye muscles, optic
nerve and fat filling the spaces in between. A
tumour may occur in any of these sites. Tumours
may also arise from the surrounding sinuses, brain
and nasal cavity. These tumours may grow through
bone and invade the orbit.
Orbital tumours affect people of all ages and
are usually benign.
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Grave's Disease, also referred to as Thyroid Eye
Disease (TED), is an autoimmune disease which
involves both the orbital tissues and the thyroid
gland.
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Anophthalmos is the term used for the loss of
one eye. When surgery is performed to remove an
eye the operation is called an 'enucleation'.
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