To diagnose whether a patient has bulging eyes or not. It can measure from different eye characteristics, which are eyes that protrude more than 2 millimeters from normal. In Asians, a device call the Hertel Exophthalmometer can be used to measure bulging eyes. The measurement uses 18 millimeters as the standard value. If the measurement is more than 18 millimeters. It is consider bulging eyes.
Causes of bulging eyes
The causes of bulging eyes differ in children and adults, namely:
Childhood is often cause by
- Dermoid tumor group
- Capillary Hemangioma
- Orbital Cellulitis
Adulthood is often cause
- Thyroid disease
- Lymphoma
- Cavernous Hemangioma
- Orbital Cellulitis
- Group with cancer spreading around the eyes
Treatment guidelines for bulging eyes
Most treatment approaches will use non-invasive methods first, without surgery. Which divide into
- Treatment is symptomatic, for example, bulging eyes may cause dry eyes, eye irritation, and tearing, which is treated with artificial tears, sunglasses to protect against exposure to sunlight and wind, and medication to reduce eye pressure if the pressure is high.
- Treatment according to the cause, such as eye infection, antibiotics, if cancer, chemotherapy, cancer drugs, if thyroid disease, thyroid medication, radioactive minerals or radiation therapy, etc.
When is it necessary to treat bulging eyes surgically?
Surgical treatment of bulging eyes is usually performed. When the patient has the following symptoms:
- If there is a tumor around the eye, the tumor will be surgically removed to หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ leave space in the bone around the eye.
- Double vision
- There is compression of the nerves, decreased vision, decreased color vision, the eyeball protrudes causing corneal ulcers, and the eyes do not close completely.
- Caused by taking eye pressure-lowering medication, but the pressure does not decrease.
- Surgery is necessary for cosmetic purposes, appearance and image that are important for work and daily life.