title: Orbital inflammatory disease and pseudotumor in dogs and cats.
abstract: Orbital disease is common in dogs and cats. Clinical signs include exophthalmos, protrusion of the third eyelid, and resistance to retropulsion of the globe. This article discusses diagnostic work-up for dogs and cats with signs suggestive of orbital disease. Diagnosis and treatment of nonneoplastic orbital diseases follows. Congenital diseases are discussed first, followed by inflammatory diseases of the orbit including orbital pseudotumor. Lastly, other less common orbital conditions are addressed.
authors.affiliation: The Animal Medical Center, 510 East 62nd Street, New York, NY 10065, USA. sandra.vanderwoerdt@amcny.org
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van der Woerdt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016727:Orbital Pseudotumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*