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    Diagnosing Pediatric Periocular Swelling

    By Damien A. Luviano, MD, FACS; Misha Faustina, MD, FACS
    AAO 2015
    Childhood Malignancies, Oculoplastics/Orbit, Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus

    In this interview from AAO 2015, Dr. Misha Faustina discusses the differential diagnosis of periocular swelling in children. The top 4 possible causes are pre-septal cellulitis, orbital cellulitis, trauma and orbital tumors. She stresses the importance of taking a complete medical history, including timeline, bug bites, illness and previous occurrences.