ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Exophthalmos, also known as proptosis, is a medical term for a bulging or protruding eyeball or eyeballs. It’s most often caused by thyroid eye disease. See your GP or an optometrist (optician) if you notice that one or both of your eyes are protruding.

Detailed explanation-2: -Exophthalmos is the protrusion of one or both eyes anteriorly out of the orbit due to an increase in orbital contents within the rigid bony orbit. It most commonly manifests in thyroid-associated eye disease such as Graves’ disease ophthalmopathy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hyperthyroidism (particularly Graves disease) is the most common medical cause of bulging eyes. With this condition, the eyes do not blink often and seem to have a staring quality. Normally, there should be no visible white between the top of the iris (the colored part of the eye) and the upper eyelid.

Detailed explanation-4: -What causes Graves’ eye disease? Sometimes Graves’ disease makes the immune system attack the muscles and other tissues around the eyes. This causes swelling behind the eye sockets, which makes the eyes bulge out.

Detailed explanation-5: -pain in the eyes. dry eyes. eye irritation. photophobia, or sensitivity to light. lacrimation, or eye secretions, and shedding of tears. diplopia, or double vision caused by weakening of the eye muscles. blurred vision. blindness if the optic nerve is compressed. More items