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Proptosis
Mounir Bashour, M.D., C.M.
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What is proptosis?
 Forward protrusion of one or both
eyeballs
 Unilateral asymmetric protrusion of
one eye by at least 2 mm
 Normal upper limits
 22 mm in Caucasians
 24 mm in African-Americans
Jump to first page
How is proptosis
diagnosed?
 Globes from above
 Measured with an exophthalmometer
 lateral orbital rim
 CT scan
Jump to first page
List common
problems associated
with proptosis
 1. Exposure keratopathy
 poor blink mechanism
 corneal abrasions and ulcers
 2. Diplopia
 displacement of the globes
 extraocular muscle function
 3. Optic nerve compression
 decreased visual acuity
 RAPD
 color vision deficit
 visual field defect
 prompt therapeutic intervention
Jump to first page
Most common cause
of unilateral
proptosis?
 Thyroid eye disease (Graves'
ophthalmopathy)
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Most common cause
of bilateral proptosis?
 Thyroid eye disease
Jump to first page
What are other causes
of proptosis?
 Orbital inflammatory pseudotumor
 Orbital infectious cellulitis
 Orbital tumors (benign or malignant)
 Lacrimal gland tumors
 Trauma (retrobulbar hemorrhage)
 Orbital vasculitis (i.e., polyartentts nodosa,
Wegener's granulomatosis)
 Mucormycosis
 Carotid-cavernous fistula
 Orbital varix
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List the causes of
pseudoproptosis
 1. Unilateral high axial myopia
 A-Scan
 2. Actual enophthalmos of other eye
 3. Upper lid retraction
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Which neuroimaging
test is best to evaluate
the etiology of
proptosis?
 CT scans are superior in most cases
 MRI may be desirable in certain cases
when optic nerve dysfunction is
present
Jump to first page
Unilateral or bilateral
painless proptosis, eyelid
retraction, eyelid lag, and
motility disturbances?
 Thyroid ophthalmopathy
 multisystem. autoimmune disorder
 hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, euthyroid
 inflammation and enlargement EOM
• IR>MR>SR>LR
• fusiform enlargement sparing the tendon
 peribulbar tissues.
 Proptosis
 Eyelid retraction
 Corneal problems
 Diplopia
 Optic nerve compression
 Treatment depending on the severity
 Systemic and laboratory evaluation is mandatory
Jump to first page
Unilateral proptosis, pain,
conjunctival injection, and
motility disturbances in an
adult?
 Orbital inflammatory pseudotumor
 nonspecific idiopathic inflammatory
 localized to muscle, lacrimal gland, sclera vs. diffuse
 eyelid erythema or edema
 palpable mass
 decreased vision
 uveitis
 hyperopic shift
 optic nerve edema
 Bilateral disease more common in children
 CT scan
 thickening 1+ EOM (inc. tendons)
 lacrimal gland enlargement
 thickening of the posterior sclera
 Treatment corticosteroids +/- radiation
Jump to first page
Unilateral proptosis, pain,
fever, decreased ocular
motility, erythema, and
edema of the eyelids?
 Infectious orbital cellulitis
 usually bacterial
 extended posterior to orbital septum
 meningitis
 cavernous sinus thrombosis
 staphylococci. streptococci. anaerobes, and
Haemophilus influenza (in children under 5
years of age)
 most common source -- ethmoid sinusitis
 intravenous antibiotics
Jump to first page
Persistent proptosis or
progression of
infection despite
adequate antibiotic Rx
 Orbital subperiosteal abscess
 CT scan
 confirm diagnosis
 locate the abscess
 surgical drainage and continued
intravenous antibiotics
Jump to first page
Child < 6 y.o. with gradual,
painless, progressive,
unilateral axial proptosis with
visual loss?
 Optic nerve glioma (juvenile pilocytic
astrocytoma)
 slow-growing tumor
 Decreased visual acuity with a RAPD
 CT scan or MRI
 “fusiform” enlargement of the ON
 associated with NF1 Dx if bilateral
 Systemic evaluation and genetic
counselling for NF is essential
Jump to first page
Child with rapidly progressive
unilateral proptosis, displacement
of the globe inferiorly, and edema
of upper eyelid?
 Rhabdomyosarcoma
 most common primary orbital malignancy of
childhood
 malignant growth of striated muscle tissue
 rapidly progressive mass in the superior orbit with
proptosis, globe displacement, and eyelid swelling
 average age of presentation is 7 years
 Prompt diagnosis with orbitotomy and biopsy is
crucial
 overall mortality is 60% once the disease has
extended to orbital bones
 Current Rx with radiation + chemo have lowered
mortality rates to 5 to 10%
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Most common benign
orbital tumor in
adults that causes
unilateral proptosis?
 Cavernous hemangioma
 slow-growing vascular tumor
 usually diagnosed in young adulthood
to middle age
 CT scan
 intraconal well-defined orbital mass
 Visual acuity is often not affected.
 Treatment observation or surgical
excision
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Most common
malignant orbital tumor
in adults that causes
unilateral proptosis?
 Orbital lymphomas
 typically superior orbit
 slow onset and progression
 subconjunctival “salmon-colored" mass in the
fornix
 CT scan
 poorly defined mass conforming to the shape of the
orbital bones and globe without bony erosion
 orbital biopsy
 definitive treatment is radiation
 associated with systemic lymphoma: therefore
medical consult and systemic evaluation are
necessary for all patients
Jump to first page
Tumors that are
encapsulated or appear
well circumscribed on
neuroimaging
 Cavernous hemangioma
 Schwannoma
 Fibrohistiocytoma
 Neurofibroma
 Hemangiopericytoma

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Proptosis.PPT

  • 1. Jump to first page Proptosis Mounir Bashour, M.D., C.M.
  • 2. Jump to first page What is proptosis?  Forward protrusion of one or both eyeballs  Unilateral asymmetric protrusion of one eye by at least 2 mm  Normal upper limits  22 mm in Caucasians  24 mm in African-Americans
  • 3. Jump to first page How is proptosis diagnosed?  Globes from above  Measured with an exophthalmometer  lateral orbital rim  CT scan
  • 4. Jump to first page List common problems associated with proptosis  1. Exposure keratopathy  poor blink mechanism  corneal abrasions and ulcers  2. Diplopia  displacement of the globes  extraocular muscle function  3. Optic nerve compression  decreased visual acuity  RAPD  color vision deficit  visual field defect  prompt therapeutic intervention
  • 5. Jump to first page Most common cause of unilateral proptosis?  Thyroid eye disease (Graves' ophthalmopathy)
  • 6. Jump to first page Most common cause of bilateral proptosis?  Thyroid eye disease
  • 7. Jump to first page What are other causes of proptosis?  Orbital inflammatory pseudotumor  Orbital infectious cellulitis  Orbital tumors (benign or malignant)  Lacrimal gland tumors  Trauma (retrobulbar hemorrhage)  Orbital vasculitis (i.e., polyartentts nodosa, Wegener's granulomatosis)  Mucormycosis  Carotid-cavernous fistula  Orbital varix
  • 8. Jump to first page List the causes of pseudoproptosis  1. Unilateral high axial myopia  A-Scan  2. Actual enophthalmos of other eye  3. Upper lid retraction
  • 9. Jump to first page Which neuroimaging test is best to evaluate the etiology of proptosis?  CT scans are superior in most cases  MRI may be desirable in certain cases when optic nerve dysfunction is present
  • 10. Jump to first page Unilateral or bilateral painless proptosis, eyelid retraction, eyelid lag, and motility disturbances?  Thyroid ophthalmopathy  multisystem. autoimmune disorder  hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, euthyroid  inflammation and enlargement EOM • IR>MR>SR>LR • fusiform enlargement sparing the tendon  peribulbar tissues.  Proptosis  Eyelid retraction  Corneal problems  Diplopia  Optic nerve compression  Treatment depending on the severity  Systemic and laboratory evaluation is mandatory
  • 11. Jump to first page Unilateral proptosis, pain, conjunctival injection, and motility disturbances in an adult?  Orbital inflammatory pseudotumor  nonspecific idiopathic inflammatory  localized to muscle, lacrimal gland, sclera vs. diffuse  eyelid erythema or edema  palpable mass  decreased vision  uveitis  hyperopic shift  optic nerve edema  Bilateral disease more common in children  CT scan  thickening 1+ EOM (inc. tendons)  lacrimal gland enlargement  thickening of the posterior sclera  Treatment corticosteroids +/- radiation
  • 12. Jump to first page Unilateral proptosis, pain, fever, decreased ocular motility, erythema, and edema of the eyelids?  Infectious orbital cellulitis  usually bacterial  extended posterior to orbital septum  meningitis  cavernous sinus thrombosis  staphylococci. streptococci. anaerobes, and Haemophilus influenza (in children under 5 years of age)  most common source -- ethmoid sinusitis  intravenous antibiotics
  • 13. Jump to first page Persistent proptosis or progression of infection despite adequate antibiotic Rx  Orbital subperiosteal abscess  CT scan  confirm diagnosis  locate the abscess  surgical drainage and continued intravenous antibiotics
  • 14. Jump to first page Child < 6 y.o. with gradual, painless, progressive, unilateral axial proptosis with visual loss?  Optic nerve glioma (juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma)  slow-growing tumor  Decreased visual acuity with a RAPD  CT scan or MRI  “fusiform” enlargement of the ON  associated with NF1 Dx if bilateral  Systemic evaluation and genetic counselling for NF is essential
  • 15. Jump to first page Child with rapidly progressive unilateral proptosis, displacement of the globe inferiorly, and edema of upper eyelid?  Rhabdomyosarcoma  most common primary orbital malignancy of childhood  malignant growth of striated muscle tissue  rapidly progressive mass in the superior orbit with proptosis, globe displacement, and eyelid swelling  average age of presentation is 7 years  Prompt diagnosis with orbitotomy and biopsy is crucial  overall mortality is 60% once the disease has extended to orbital bones  Current Rx with radiation + chemo have lowered mortality rates to 5 to 10%
  • 16. Jump to first page Most common benign orbital tumor in adults that causes unilateral proptosis?  Cavernous hemangioma  slow-growing vascular tumor  usually diagnosed in young adulthood to middle age  CT scan  intraconal well-defined orbital mass  Visual acuity is often not affected.  Treatment observation or surgical excision
  • 17. Jump to first page Most common malignant orbital tumor in adults that causes unilateral proptosis?  Orbital lymphomas  typically superior orbit  slow onset and progression  subconjunctival “salmon-colored" mass in the fornix  CT scan  poorly defined mass conforming to the shape of the orbital bones and globe without bony erosion  orbital biopsy  definitive treatment is radiation  associated with systemic lymphoma: therefore medical consult and systemic evaluation are necessary for all patients
  • 18. Jump to first page Tumors that are encapsulated or appear well circumscribed on neuroimaging  Cavernous hemangioma  Schwannoma  Fibrohistiocytoma  Neurofibroma  Hemangiopericytoma

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