BCSC 7. Orbit, Eyelids, and Lacrimal System Flashcards
Nasolacrimal duct opens into ->
inferior meatus
sphenoid sinus drains ->
sphenoethmoidal recess
Frontal sinus, maxillary sinus, anterior and middle ethmoid air cells drain into ->
middle meatus
posterior ethmoid air cells drain ->
superior meatus under superior turbinate
Largest paranasal sinus
Maxillary
Anatomical layer that the temporal (frontal) branch of cranial nerve VII is found
temporoparietal fascial (superficial temporalis fascia)
Wider-than-normal separation between medial orbital walls
Hypertelorism (Bone, increased IPD, increased OCD)
Wide intercanthal distance
Telecanthus (Normal IPD, normal OCD) ‘T - tissue’
Angle between lateral orbital walls greater than 90 degrees, may have shallow orbital depth.
Exorbitisim
Proptosis of eye associated with TED
Exophthalmos
Failure of what embryonal developmental process results in microphthalmia with orbital cyst
Choroidal fissure closure
Failure of what embryonal developmental process results in anophthalmia
Primary optic vesicle fails to grow out from cerebral vesicle at 2-mm stage of embryonic development.
Etiology of craniofacial clefts
Developmental arrest (failure of neural crest cell migration) and mechanical disruption of development
4 yo M with lytic bony changes on CT and superotemporal orbtial mass. Histology shows fibrous connective tissue and infiltrate of eosinophils and histiocytes. Dx and systemic condition ->
Eosinophilic granuloma - Diabetes insipidus
Best way to diagnose pleomorphic adenoma?
Complete excision
Le Fort fractures always involve ->
Pterygoid plates - must extend posterior through these plates with possible orbital and nasal involvment
Tx for traumatic optic neuropathy
Controversial - observation alone is acceptable. Recent multicenter prospective nonrandomized trial failed to show benefit from corticosteroids or surgical treatment.
Best surgical approach for mass in lacrimal gland region
eyelid crease incision - excellent exposure, good cosmesis
Best surgical approach for inferior mass
“swinging eyelid” approach
Best approach to minimize scarring for mass in medial subperiosteal space
Transcaruncular incision
Good access to superior orbital rim and periosteum
eyelid crease incision
Typically does not contribute to socket contraction
Wearing conformer or prosthesis 24 hours day
Name 3 things that contribute to socket contraction
Radiation, multiple socket operations, extrusion of orbital implant
In non-asians, where does the orbital septum of the upper eyelid fuse with the levator aponeurosis
2-5 mm above the superior tarsal border
Where does the levator aponeurosis attach to the tarsus
inferior third of the tarsus
Fusion of the periosteum of facial bones, periorbita and orbital septum
arcus marginalis
Acts as a pulley for the force of the levator muscle and provides suspensory support for the upper eyelid and superior orbital tissues
Whitnall ligament
Congenital eyelid condition more common in asian children that may contribute to mechanical entropion of lower eyelid margin
Epiblepharon - lower eyelid pretarsal muscle and skin ride above the lower eyelid margin to form horizontal fold of tissue that causes cilia to assume vertical position. May improve w/o surgical intervention.
Horizontal widening of palpebral fissure due to inferior insertion of lateral canthal tendon
Euryblepharon - a/w ectropion of lateral 1/3 of lid
Fusion of part or all of eyelid margins
Ankyloblepharon - may be congenital (AD, craniofacial abnormalities) or acquired (Thermal, chemical, OCP, SJS).
Congenital bilateral ectropion of the upper eyelids
associated with Down’s syndrome, ichthyosis, and sporadic cases in newborns from black population.
Horizontally and vertically shortened palpebral fissures with poor levator function
Blepharophimosis