Dunkirk evacuation. Dunkirk evacuation, (1940) in World War II, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) to England. Naval vessels and hundreds of civilian boats were used in the evacuation, which began on May 26.
An orbital blowout fracture is a fracture or break in the small bones that make up your eye. The orbit, or eye socket, is the cavity of the skull that holds the eye. An orbital blowout can occur when an object strikes the orbit with blunt force. This injury is commonly the result of a fist, baseball or tennis ball that strikes the eye. The bony orbit's job is to protect the eyeball.
An orbital tumor refers to any tumor located in the âorbit,â which is the bony socket in the front of the skull that contains the eye. The socket is a complicated structure that includes the eye itself along with muscles, nerves, and connective tissue. The socket is widest in the front and narrows toward the back, where the optic nerve leaves the socket and connects to the brain. Even a tiny tumor in this small, crowded space can cause significant symptoms and functional effects. Larger tumors can cause the eye to bulge forward and cause serious vision problems.