A retrobulbar hemorrhage is a space-occupying ... Beyond 6 - 7 mm of acute proptosis, the optic nerve is stretched taut and limits further forward movement of the globe. [63] The normal orbital ...

Vision loss from retrobulbar hemorrhage is probably due to a rapid increase in orbital pressure, resulting in vascular occlusion or ischemia of the optic nerve and/or retina. Rapid diagnosis and ...

To exclude retrobulbar affection of the left optic nerve, an MRI of the orbit was performed, revealing a retrobulbar and contrast-enhancing mass (arrows) growing in a circular manner around the ...