Clinical Significance
With age the septum may weaken, and as a result orbital fat may herniate forwards. The operation to correct this is called blepharoplasty.
The orbital septum is an important landmark in distinguishing between orbital cellulitis (inside the septum) and periorbital cellulitis (outside the septum).
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