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Fig. 46 Marked exophthalmos and exposure keratitis are observed secondary to
the trauma of orbital bleeding
Fig. 47 Bilateral exophthalmos secondary to orbital bleeding
There is also often a sex predilection with corneal and possibly lens
abnormalities seen more often in males than females.
The technique of orbital bleeding may be used to collect venous
blood from the retrobulbar sinus of rodents during a study [
8
,
9
].
Most often one side is preferred, usually the right. The side effects of
orbital bleeding can be severe and include exophthalmos, corneal
rupture, exposure keratitis, retinal degeneration, hyphema, cataract,
and phthisis bulbi (Figs.
44
,
46
,
47
, and
48
). The frequency of these
