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06 / Ophthalmic Surgery · clerkship

A swollen eyelid in a child

  1. ED
  2. Investigations
  3. Pre-Op
  4. OR
  5. Ward
  6. Debrief

Preseptal or orbital

The lid is red and swollen. When the lid is held open, the eye is proptosed, movement is painful and restricted in upgaze, and he reports double vision. Acuity is difficult to test but colour vision appears reduced.

Open in 3D: the orbit and facial skeleton

Which features place this behind the orbital septum?

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