CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF ORBITAL CELLULITIS

Periorbital and orbital cellulitis are clearly two distinct disorders with different etiologies. Periorbital cellulitis is well‐documented as a more common infectious process limited to the eyelids in the preseptal region. In contrast, orbital cellulitis represents a more severe, but less common, infection of the orbit posterior to the septum with or without subperiosteal abscess, orbital abscess, or cavernous sinus thrombosis. A retrospective...