eye disorders
Inflammation of the Orbit
Causes of Orbital Inflammation
Inflammation of the orbit can be the result of a bodywide (systemic) inflammatory disorder. Sometimes the inflammation affects only the orbit. Inflammation can be caused by infection or by a noninfectious disorder. Inflammation of the orbit due to infection that affects the eyelid, skin, and tissues around the front of the eye is called Preseptal Cellulitis . Inflammation that affects the tissue within the orbit and around and behind the eye is called include Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (formerly known as Wegener granulomatosis), in which there is generalized inflammation of blood vessels (called include Scleritis , in which the white coat of the eye (sclera) becomes inflamed. 