EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor:
William Charles Caccamise Sr,MD, Retired Clinical Asst Prof of Ophthal. U.of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Category: Vascular
Diagnosis: retrobulbar varices - left orbit

Image Comments:

This Indian male was examined periodically from 1951 through 1968 wihout any change in the findings: on presenting himself in the clinic, he appeared to be normal. However, after bending over for 1 minute, he demonstrated marked protrusion of the lids of the left ye. Retraction of the upper lid revealed a huge bulging dark purplish lesion. Over a period of many minutes the lesion receded until the eye returned to a normal appearance.The diagnosis was orbital varices.

Orbital varices were not seen before the patient bent over.

 

 

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