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Orbital Disease: Present Status and Future Challenges

The most timely source on the subject, this guide is a current review of crucial changes in the management of orbital inflammatory disease. It has greatly assisted understanding of lymphoproliferative disorders, emphasising recent classification schemes and their effect on disease prognosis and treatment.


There is a thorough review of epithelial lacrimal gland tumours and controversies surrounding chemotherapy for epithelial lesions and the management of malignant lacrimal gland lesions. It studies modern medical and surgical management techniques for thyroid eye disease while examining new methodologies and vascular interventions for the management of distensible venous vascular malformations and other vascular lesions of the orbit. Importantly, this text addresses the future of imaging in orbital disease with a chapter by Wieslaw Nowinski, the originator of the brain mapping program responsible for new imaging technologies.


Discussions are summarised from the Vancouver Orbital Symposium, with perspectives from world renowned orbital specialists, pathologists, radiologists, and scientists to highlight advances and challenges in the diagnosis and management of orbital disease. Also covered are recent aspects of orbital inflammatory and infectious disorders, issues in oncology, thyroid disease, and orbital vascular disorders, as well as topics concerning the future of imaging and orbital surgery.