introduction: fractures of the orbital floor, which are caused by various mechanisms, result in the herniation of periorbital tissue into the paranasal sinuses and its subsequent complications. early diagnosis using various techniques and reduction of fractures are necessary to preserve ocular function and esthetic. use of an endoscope has been associated with some advantages, including a decre...

purpose: to report a case of enophthalmos secondary to complete globe dislocation into the maxillary sinus due to orbital fracture. patient and findings: an 18-year-old man was referred to labafinejad hospital, one week after a car accident. at initial examination, the globe was not seen within the right orbit. a large floor fracture and globe luxation into the right maxillary sinus were confir...

blow out fracture is a common disease in oculoplastics clinics. one of indication for surgical intervention is entrapment of inferior rectus muscle in the fractured site. in this article authors represent two cases with this disease who underwent surgery for the entrapment of perimuscular fascia without inferior rectus muscle involvement. the results of treatment in both cases were excellent. t...

background: streptococcus pneumoniae (s. pneumoniae) is a gram-positive pathogen bacteria which causes a variety of diseases, including otitis media, bacteremia, and meningitis. cases report : a 19-year-old man with paroxysm was admitted to emergency department of hospital. he was diagnosed with s. pneumoniae meningitis on the basis of an analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid and blood culture. c...

introduction penetration of a bicycle brake handle into the orbit is a rare and serious type of trauma. globe subluxation due to such trauma has not been previously reported. case presentation a 10-year-old girl presented after falling from a bicycle, which resulted in the handbrake penetrating her right upper eyelid. on examination, the globe was subluxated anteriorly, there was no light perce...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Orbital fractures are a common facial fracture managed by multiple surgical specialties. Methods: A retrospective review of the electronic medical records of patients (age, 18-85 years) presenting to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation in Chicago, IL, USA with International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes for facial frac...

The term blow-out fracture was co ined by Smith and Regan [1] to describe an orbital floor fracture caused by a very sudden increase in intraorbital pressure without concomitant fracture of the orbital rim . Most blow-out fractures involve the orbital floor. Less often the medial orbital wall is fractured either solely or in conjunction with a fracture of the floor [2]. Upward displacement frac...

We describe a patient who sustained a blowout fracture of the superior orbital roof without an orbital rim fracture. The initial CT study (obtained with 10-mm-thick sections) did not show herniation of the intraorbital fat into the anterior cranial fossa; however, thin (3-mm-thick) direct orbital sections showed a fracture of the midportion of the superomedial orbital roof with displacement of ...

PURPOSE To report the incidence of orbital cellulitis after orbital blowout fracture. DESIGN Retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS All patients with orbital cellulitis and a history of recent orbital fracture. METHODS A medical record review of clinical history, imaging studies, and surgical and treatment outcome was performed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Res...