..., consequently presenting bulbous appearance just behind the eyeball. The space was narrowest in the region of the optic canal, with thick fibrous bands stretching from the dura mater to the pia mater of the optic nerve – so that the space assumed the character of a trabecular meshwork of closely knit fibers...

... tuberculoma Proptosis Optic canal Tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the third-world countries [ 1, 2 ]. Although orbital tuberculosis is extremely rare, cases are known to occur [ 3, 4 ]. The disease is known to co-occur with central nervous system tuberculosis [ 5...