It is refered as inflammation of soft tissue of orbit or eyeball behind the orbital septum.
Aetiology: 1.Exogenous- Any injury or retraction of foriegn body.
2.Extention of infection from surrounding organ- paranasal sinusitis, caries teeth, bony tumors,etc
3.Endogenous- retroretinal infection or tumors, optic neuralgia,etc
Symptoms: Painful swelling of eye lid, visual disturbence, nausea, headache,etc
Signs: Restricted ocular movements, pianfulness, restlessness,etc
Investigations: Bacterial culture, tomography, computerised sonography, Haemoglobin tests.
Management: Immediate antibiotic therapy, antiinflammatry drugs, analgesics, even surgery can cure this condition.
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Thank you doctor 4 compliments and such a quick rply.the reason of my son's condition is delayed birth.and yes you are absolutely clear in diagnosing problem.while his birth, it was neglegency of doctors.they trid to avoid c section.now the condition is that, while my son is having fits, he has no expresions on his face.he keeps doing what he was doing and fits are going on.he smiles once in a 2 days.EEG shows minor epilepsy (neurologist says).and one important question, that his brain growth is too slow.the size of his head is 38cm and his weight is 6.5kg. what can i do to make his brain growth faster.he also have silent fits emmm he often goes blank for a few seconds.