Anatom3DOrbit
Orbita · Očnice
Skeleton
Looks like
A four-walled bony pyramid holding the eye in fat, with the thinnest wall against the sinus.
What it does
Protects the eye and gives the muscles and nerves somewhere to attach.
Keeping it well
Eye protection at work and in sport; a blow can blow out the floor and trap a muscle.
Its parts
Related conditions
- Acromegaly
- Blepharitis & styes
- Cataract
- Conjunctivitis
- Fractures
- Fragility fracture
- Frailty & falls in older age
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism & Graves' disease
- Keratitis (corneal infection and ulcer)
- Keratoconus
- Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease)
- Osteomalacia & rickets
- Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's disease of bone
- Presbyopia
- Retinal detachment
- Retinoblastoma
- Sarcoma
- Sjögren's disease
- Squint & lazy eye
- Uveitis & iritis
- Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies
- Vitamin D deficiency