title: The orbit.
abstract: The orbit contains the globe, extraocular muscles, and their cranial nerve supply. Orbital diseases may damage these structures, resulting in decreased vision and ocular motility deficits. Any process that increases the volume of the orbit may displace the globe and cause proptosis or ocular dystopia. This article focuses on several orbital diseases that present with neuro-ophthalmic signs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Bernice Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009915:Orbit / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000473:pathology