Enophthalmia
AI overview
In medicine, enophthalmia describes eyes that are abnormally sunken into their sockets.
Key points
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The condition usually affects elderly persons.
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This condition usually affects elderly persons .
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It is not to be confused with enophthalmos.
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Not to be confused with enophthalmos .
Symptoms
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Bilateral progressive enophthalmos may be the presenting sign of metastatic breast carcinoma, even when local symptoms in the breast are absent.
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Bilateral progressive enophthalmos may be the presenting sign of metastatic breast carcinoma , even when local symptoms in the breast are absent.
Treatment
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Surgery can be done to correct the condition.
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Surgery can be done to correct it.
Red flags
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Bilateral progressive enophthalmos may be the presenting sign of metastatic breast carcinoma, even when local symptoms in the breast are absent.
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Bilateral progressive enophthalmos may be the presenting sign of metastatic breast carcinoma , even when local symptoms in the breast are absent.
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In medicine, enophthalmia describes eyes that are abnormally sunken into their sockets.[1] This condition usually affects elderly persons. Surgery can be done to correct it. Bilateral progressive enophthalmos may be the presenting sign of metastatic breast carcinoma, even when local symptoms in the breast are absent.[citation needed]
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- Camirand A, Doucet J, Harris J (November 1997). "Anatomy, pathophysiology, and prevention of senile enophthalmia and associated herniated lower eyelid fat pads". Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 100 (6): 1535–1546. doi:10.1097/00006534-199711000-00026. PMID 9385969.
- Gonçalves AC, Moura FC, Monteiro ML (July 2005). "Bilateral progressive enophthalmos as the presenting sign of metastatic breast carcinoma". Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 21 (4): 311–313. doi:10.1097/01.iop.0000167786.00697.0b. PMID 16052150.