Symptoms of an orbital tumor may include:
- Bulging forward of the eyeball
- Flattened eyeball
- Numbness or tingling around the eye
- An inability to move one eye in synch with the other
- Vision changes or loss
- Pain around the eye
- Swollen or droopy eyelid
Because these symptoms may mean many things other than an orbital tumor, patients experiencing them should be examined by an eye doctor first, then referred to a specialist if a tumor is suspected. At major medical centers, multidisciplinary tumor boards with experts from a wide range of specialties will evaluate a patient to develop the best treatment plan for that individual.
Treatment plans may include both medical and surgical elements (see Diagnosing and Treating an Orbital Tumor).
Our Care Team
- Chairman and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief
- Margaret and Robert J. Hariri, MD ’87, PhD ’87 Professor of Neurological Surgery
- Vice Provost of Business Affairs and Integration
Phone: 212-746-4684
- Professor of Radiology in Neurological Surgery
Phone: 212-746-4998
- Director, Neurosurgical Radiosurgery
- Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery
- Robert G. Schwager, MD ’67 Education Scholar, Cornell University
Phone: 212-746-2438
- Chief of Neurological Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
- Co-director, Weill Cornell Medicine CSF Leak Program
Phone: (718) 670-1837
- Chief of Neurological Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist
- Alvina and Willis Murphy Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery
- Director, Brain Metastases Program
- Co-director, William Rhodes and Louise Tilzer-Rhodes Center for Glioblastoma
Phone: 212-746-1996
- Clinical Professor of Surgery Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Phone: 212-570-6235
Reviewed by: Philip E. Stieg, M.D., Ph.D.
Last reviewed/last updated: October 2020