title: Orbital apex syndrome.
abstract: The orbital apex syndrome is a very rare complication of fractures of the facial skeleton, as well as other conditions and is characterized by blindness, fixed dilated pupils, proptosis, ptosis of the eye and ophthalmoplegia. We are reporting such a case we had the opportunity of treating.
mesh_terms: D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000150:complications; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000150:complications