Facial Asymmetries of Orbit and Pseudo Orbit Flashcards
pseudo orbital dz: condition with a sign associated with orbital dz
inflammation of one of the upper lids (ie internal hordeolum)
unequal palpebral apertures not associated with exophthalmos (2)
- inflammation of one of the upper lids (internal hordeolum)
- microphthalmia
- closure or winking of an eye because it is irritated,
- blepharospasm (an extreme case of the above)
- levator dehiscence
unequal palpebral apertures NOT associated with exophthalmos
weakening of the connection between the levator and the tarsal plate in the upper lid, often observed among the elderly
levator dehiscence
• over contraction of the muscles of facial expression in a contralateral facial nerve palsy
• retraction of the contralateral lid
• misdirected facial nerve fibers, after CN7 damage (can lead to a rare and peculiar form of facial
asymmetry known as jaw-winking, in which an eye closes in response to opening and closing the mouth
unequal palpebral apertures not associated with exophthalmos
• ocular trauma or any surgery in or around an eye,
• also: enophthalmos, in which the palpebral apertures
are actually of different sizes but due to malposition of the globe.
•physiological pseudoptosis (physiological asymmetry
more than normal but not associated with pathology).
unequal palpebral apertures not associated with exophthalmos
! Dorsal midbrain syndrome
! Thyroid-related orbitopathy
! Aberrant regeneration syndromes
! Pseudo lid retraction e.g., contralateral ptosis
lid retraction
- Lid retraction
- Palsy of up gaze
- “Retraction nystagmus” on attempted upgaze
- Tectal pupils
sluggish, mydriatic, near resp>lite resp
dorsal midbrain syndrome
what are the 2 categories of unequal palpebral apertures associated with orbital dz
- not associated with thyroid dz
2. associated with thyroid dz
! orbital mass ! venous stasis ! EOM paralysis (external ophthalmoplegia) ! orbital cellulitis ! orbital pseudotumor ! surgery ! other (unusual)
exophthalmos with equal or unequal palpebral apertures not thyroid related
orbital contents into a sinus, e.g., in blow-out fracture, sinus surgery
enophthalmos with equal or unequal palpebral apertures
what can happen when v pressure is too high (mass lesion)
venous stasis
what does it mean if all eye muscles are paretic at the same time
external ophthalmoplegia
exophthalmos with equal or unequal caucasian palpebral apertures
> 20 mm
exophthalmos with equal or unequal african palpebral apertures
> 24 mm