Orbital Dystopia

[Guest guest]

I finally found what Orbital Dystopia is...it is a vauge definition that

means nothing more than " faulty or abnormal position of the orbits "

Now, I should have figured that out for myself. Of course in the mean time,

I found a few syndromes associated with Orbital Dystopia - so now I am just

reading...don't worry, I am not diagnosing my baby with anything else, I just

find it hard to believe that Orbital displacement will not harm his vision.

I guess I will have more answers when I see the Opthomologist on Thursday.

Thank you always,

Amy

[Guest guest]

Amy,

Please let us know what the opthamologist says on Thursday. Many of us here

have concerens about vision and every bit of info we can get is helpful!!

Good luck..

Marci (Mom to )

Oklahoma

[Guest guest]

The following is a reply I received regarding a few questions that I had

submitted via the internet - figured I would post it in case anyone else

comes across this problem at a later date.

The following is Dr. Patrinely's answer to your question about oribtal

dystophia

" Orbital dystopia " is a nonspecific descriptive term for a malpositioned

orbit (eye socket) This can vary in severity from almost imperceptible to

very severe where the eyes are grossly misaligned. The displacement can be

either vertical or horizontal or some combination of both. There are a

multitude of causes with congenital probably most common. Many people have

one orbit slightly lower than the other and is part of the normal human

facial asymmetry. This is most noticeable in photographs. There is usually

no

eye or vision problems with this unless the orbit is acutely displaced from

trauma and this would cause a number of symptoms. Orbital dystopia has no

relation to blepharospasm that I know of.

R. Patrinely, MD

Office Manager

BEBRF, Inc.

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Beaumont, TX 77726-2468

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