What is the reason for bulging eyes

There are many reasons for bulging eyes. Some patients have congenital causes, while others are affected by diseases. For example, inflammation, tumors, trauma, etc., if the eyes are bulging, do not delay the treatment, you should go to the ophthalmology department for examination and diagnosis in time.

1. Inflammatory

Acute orbital cellulitis, panophthalmitis, orbital periostitis, suppurative fasciitis, cavernous sinus thrombosis, inflammatory pseudotumor, syphilis. Tuberculosis, etc.

2. Tumor

1. Primary: hemangioma, dermoid cyst, meningioma, neurilemmoma, optic nerve glioma, lymphoma, lacrimal gland tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, orbital wall osteoma.

2. Secondary: Extension from tumors of the eyeball and ocular appendages (retinoblastoma, choroidal malignant melanoma, eyelid and conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma, eyelid basal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, meibomian gland carcinoma), spread from the sinuses (ethmoid or frontal sinus cysts, maxillary or ethmoid sinus cancer). Metastasis from tumors of other organs or blood diseases (lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, chloroma).

3. Vascular

Intraorbital and cavernous sinus arteriovenous fistulas, orbital varicose veins.

4. Endocrine

GraVes disease, or endocrine exophthalmos.

5. Traumatic

Orbital bone fracture, orbital hematoma.