Orbital disease

Question 1

How is orbital cellulitis managed?

Answer 1

hospital admision

IV antibiotics

(surgery if antibtiotic resistance, abscess or optic neuropathy)

Question 2

What are the treatment options for orbital tumours?

Answer 2

excision
radiotherapy

(I think chemo is rarely used)

Question 3

What is exopthalmos?

Answer 3

Proptosis due to a 2ry endocrine disorder (e.g. thyroid disease)