A backward displacement of the eyeball into the orbit.
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Enophthalmos
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
enophthalmos |
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Enophthalmos |
Not to be confused with enophthalmia.
| Enophthalmos | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | H05.4 |
| ICD-9 | 376.50 |
| DiseasesDB | 18249 |
| eMedicine | oph/617 |
| MeSH | D015841 |
Enophthalmos (also Endopthalmos) is the recession of the eyeball within the orbit.
It may be a congenital anomaly, or be acquired as a result of trauma (such as in a blowout fracture of the orbit), Horner's syndrome, silent sinus syndrome, or phthisis bulbi.
References
- Cline RA, Rootman J (1984). "Enophthalmos: a clinical review". Ophthalmology 91 (3): 229–37. PMID 6717910.
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Related topics:
 | pseudoenophthalmos |
| Horner's syndrome |
| entropion |
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