Metastases to the orbit in adults
*Correspondencia: Dr.Joan Prat Bartomeu. Servei d'Ofalmologia. Hospital Princeps d'Espanya. Ciutat Sanitariai Universitcria de Bellvitge. Universital de Barcelona. FeixaLlarga, s/n. E-08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona
Metastases to the orbit are uncommon in adults and form a small proportion of the diseases of the orbit. In the orbit, metastases cause symptoms due to the space-occupying effect or to infiltration of the structures within the orbit.