3. ORBIT
The orbit is a conical-to-pyramidal–shaped recess that
contains the globe, extraocular muscles, blood vessels,
nerves(cranial nerves II, III, IV, V, and VI, and
sympathetic and parasympatheticnerves), adipose and
connective tissues, and mostof the lacrimal apparatus.
4. Periostium of the orbit is seperated from the globe by
tenons capsule.
Anteriorly are the orbital septum and the lids.
The orbital apex is directed posteromedially and the
orbital opening is directed anterolaterally
5. Its bony walls of orbit is related to
Superiorly-anterior cranial fossa
Medially-the ethmoid air cells, sphenoid sinus, and
nasal cavity
Inferiorly –the maxillary sinus
Laterally and posteriorly –the lateral face and
temporal fossa
12. PASSAGES OF BONY ORBIT
1.Superior orbital fissure
Just inferolateral to the optic canal and separated from
it by the optic strut is the superior orbital fissure,
located between the greater and lesser wings of the
sphenoid bone
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17. The superior orbital fissure communicates with the
middle cranial fossa.
Transmits the oculomotor, trochlear,and abducens
nerves and the terminal branches of the ophthalmic
nerve (V1) and the ophthalmic veins.
The lacrimal, frontal,and trochlear nerves traverse the
narrow lateral part of the fissure, which also transmits
the meningeal branch of the lacrimal artery.
20. 2.Inferior orbital fissure.
At the posterior aspect of the orbit, the inferior and
lateral walls of the orbit are separated by the inferior
orbital fissure.
The fissure lies just below the superior orbital fissure
and is bounded above by the greater wing of the
sphenoid,below by the maxilla and the orbital process
of the palatine bone, and laterally by the zygomatic
bone.
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22. Inferior orbital fissure transmits zygomatic
nerve,inferior ophthalmic vein and infraorbital nerves
and vessels.Parasympathetic nerves to lacrimal gland.
23. IOF commincates with the pterygopalatine fossa
The PPF communicates posterosuperiorly to the
middle cranial fossa via F of Rotundum.
PPF communicates medially with the nasal cavity via
sphenopalatine foramen
PPF communicates laterally with the infratemporal
fossa via pterygomaxillary fissure.
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25. 3.Optic canal
The optic canal, having virtually no length at birth,
becomes 4 mm long by 1 year of age and is up to 9 mm
long in adults.
The optic canal is directed forward, laterally
(approximately 45 degrees from the midsagittal plane
and has orbital and intracranial openings)
30. The arterial supply is mainly from the ophthalmic
artery, which arises from the internal carotid artery.
Its main branches are the central retinal artery.
The major venous drainage occurs through the
superior ophthalmic vein , which drains to cavernous
sinus
32. WATERS VIEW
The most important view for sinus problems and
injury involving the maxilla or orbits.
Waters or occipitomental view is an angled PA
radiograph of the skull with patient gazing slightly
upwards.
35. CALDWELL view
It is a caudally angled radiograph with PA xray beam
directed 15 to 23 degree downward to the
canthomeatal line.
Useful for evaluating superior orbital rims.
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37. Frontal sinus
Medial wall of
orbit
Greater wing
of sphenoid
Zygomatico-
frontal suture
Innominate
line
Inferior orbital
rim
38. Inominate line
Caused by the Xray beam hitting the Greater wing of
sphenoid in a tangent.
Its seen in occipitofrontal projection.
46. Normal ocular ultrasound.-A normal eye will maintain
its shape with a round cornea, anterior chamber, iris,
lens, and posterior chamber. Adjust the depth to
visualize the entire globe and optic nerve.
In adults, the normal anteroposterior ocular globe
diameter is 22–25 mm.
49. ONSD measurment is useful in the assessment of
papilledema in patients with raised ICT.
In USG normal value is 4 mm in infants,4.5 mm in
children and 5 mm in adults.More than 5 mm
corresponds to a raised ICT of more than 20 mmhg.
In CT normal value is 4.8 to 6.2 mm when measured
from 3 mm posterior to the disc.
50. CT Technique
For intraocular lesions 1.5 to 3 mm thick axial sections
globe is taken.
For all foreign bodies at 6 and 12’O clock an additional
direct 3 to 5mm coronal sections are obtained.
Additional post contrast axial sections (1.5,3, or 5 mm).
In cases of suspected retinoblastoma and uveal
melanoma,additional 5 to 10 mm axial sections of the
head-To see intracrainal abnormality.
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52. CT is useful in cases FBs,Intraocular calcifiactions,bony
lesions and orbital fractures.
NCCT CECT
FBs Osteogenic or
Uncomplicated orbital # chondrogenic
sarcoma
Uncomplicated thyroid ophthalmopathy Metastatic
boneds.
Dermoid cyct
Osteoma,osteoid osteoma
Fibrous dysplasia,Pagets disease
59. MR IMAGING
3 to 5 mm thick sections with no gap or a 0.6 to 1.5 mm
interslice gap using head coil-FOV 16 X 16.
Orbital suraface coil-improves spatial resolution.
For optic nerve and retrobulbar invasion head coil is
preferred.
60. 4)Post contrast T1 fat suppressed-AXIAL and CORONAL
(Orbit and head)
Purpose-Assessing the abnormal enhancement in
characterization of tumors,inflammatory and infective
conditions.
5)DWI-AXIAL
Purpose-To look for stroke and active demyelination.
61. For optic nerve lesions additional parasagittal images are
obtained using head coil.
MR is C/I in traumatized eye and in cases of suspected
ferromgnetic foreign bodies.
Post contrast (Gd) sequences are obtained in cases of
suspected
Orbital abscesses
Tumors and orbtal masses
Pseudotumors
ON lesions (Optic neuritis)
70. Extraocular muscles
Well visualised in CT and MR and unifomly enhances
in post contrast images.
EOM tendon insertions normally taper anteriorly-
Thickening can be seen in pseudotumor or lymphoma.
Superior muscle bundle-SR+LPS]
LR appear thicker than it is as a result of volume
averaging of its oblique orientation.
71. Trochlea of SO is a pulley like cartilagenous structure
situated in the superior nasal aspect of frontal bone
seen in axial and coronal sections.It is occasionally
physiologically calcified.
Most common cause of enlarged EOM is thyroid
associated orbitopathy.
76. Lacrimal gland
Prominent structure readily identified in the
superolateral extraconal space.
It is seperated from the globe by LR muscle.
Palpebral (superficial) lobe is seperated from
orbital(deep) by lateral horn of levator muscle
aponeurosis.
80. Vascular and Neural structures
Opthalmic artery seen in the apex of the orbit on the
inferior aspect of ON then pass lateral to it before
looping over ON to lie in the superior medial aspect.
Superior ophthalmic vein originates in the extraconal
space in the anteromedial aspect of orbit pass through
the muscle cone beneath SR muscle and above ON.It
exits the intraconal space through superior orbital
fissure.
81. Optic nerve
The optic nerve arises from the ganglionic layer of the
retina and consists of coarse myelinated fibers, like the
white matterof the central nervous system.
The orbital segment of the optic nerve is 3 to 4 mm in
diameter and 20 to 30 mm long.
From its insertion on the posterior globe, it courses
posteriorly, medially, and superiorly to exit the orbit at
the optic canal.
82. The optic nerve is covered by layers of pia,
subarachnoid membrane, and dura mater.
The optic nerves join in the suprasellar cistern to form
the optic chiasm.
The subarachnoid space around the optic nerve sheath
has a low density on CT and can be imaged during the
course of iodinated contrast cisternography.
The meningeal layers of the optic nerve show
enhancement on postcontrast CT.
83. On coronal scans, immediately posterior to the globe,
a small central density within the nerve represents the
central retinal artery and vein.
The optic nerve and sheath measure 3 to 5 mm in the
axial plane and 6 mm in the coronal plane.
optic nerve has signal intensities similar to those of
normal white matter.
88. Globe
The three ocular coats (sclera, choroid, and retina) form
a well-defined single line on CT that enhances with IV
contrast.
On MR imaging the ocular coats appear as a hypointense
ring.
The lens is normally hyperdense on CT and has low T1-
weighted and very low T2-weighted signal intensities.
The vitreous appears hypodense on CT and has signal
intensities similar to those of CSF on MR imaging. The
vitreous does not enhance
89. The globe is unique in that it contains both the most
(vitreous) and least (lens) water-laden soft tissues in
the body
On MR imaging the normal lens is characteristically
darker than the surrounding fluid-laden tissue on T2-
weighted pulse sequences, predominately because of
the dominance of its ultrashort T2 relaxation time and
its crystalline-like structure.
90. The anterior chamber is crescent shaped,is just
anterior to the lens, and is almost isointense to the
vitreous humor on both T1-weighted and T2-weighted
MR images.
The ciliary body may be seen on T2-weighted MR
images as a hypointense area running from the edge of
the lens to the wall of the globe