Ocular Tumor

The orbit protects the eyes and allows for passage of the optic nerve, the nerves and the vessels required for proper function of the eye. Tumors may arise from the bone (Osteomas, Fibromas, Fibrous Dysplasias) or from the nerves (neurofibroma, optic nerve glioma, optic nerve sheath meningioma. They may be vascular (capillary and cavernous hemangiomas, lymphangioma, hemangiopericytoma) or mesenchymal in origin (Rhabdomyosarcoma). Benign tumors like dermoids are common and have good prognosis. Management of such tumors in most of the cases is surgical however a few also respond to medical therapy (Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy).