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  • Title: Fulminant orbital cellulitis with complete loss of vision.
    Author: Connell B, Kamal Z, McNab AA.
    Journal: Clin Exp Ophthalmol; 2001 Aug; 29(4):260-1. PubMed ID: 11545428.
    Abstract:
    Bacterial orbital cellulitis is a condition that rarely presents with complete loss of vision. A case is reported of a 69-year-old man who presented with fulminant onset of proptosis, significant ophthalmoplegia and no perception of light. Computed tomography showed no evidence of paranasal sinus disease. Despite treatment with intravenous flucloxacillin, ceftriaxone and metronidazole, and later, penicillin after Streptococcus pyogenes was grown from tissue culture, there was no improvement in vision; however ocular motility returned to normal.
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