Connecticut Ophthalmologist Leslie Doctor, M. D. commented on bulging eyes. “Bulging eyes is the common or familiar term used to describe the eye conditions known as Exophthalmos or Proptosis,” stated Dr. Leslie Doctor. While it can be a bit odd looking, bulging eye conditions can also cause a number of problems such as not being able to completely close your eyes during sleep or even during normal blinking which can lead to dry eye symptoms, discomfort and ultimately damage the eye’s surface as a result of scarring. Further, eye bulging can restrict or interfere with normal eye movements. “We need to be able to properly diagnose the difference between eyes that are simply “prominent” as compared to eyes that are actually “bulging,” Dr. Doctor further stressed. “In instances of true bulging eyes we need to carefully determine the cause so that we can offer an appropriate treatment as necessary.” Causes of bulging eyes can include Graves Disease that results in hyperthyroidism and too much thyroid hormone, inflammation of the tissue around the eye and inside the bony orbit of the eye called Cellulitis, certain tumors behind, inside or around the eye, hemorrhages behind the eye and injury to the eye.
If you or someone you know suffers from bulging eyes please urge them to schedule an examination at Doctor & Associates-203-227-4113.
Doctor & Associates is a leading Fairfield County Connecticut eye care practice providing eye examinations for adults and children, cataract diagnosis and cataract surgery and intraocular lens implants (IOL), laser vision correction such as LASIK, diagnosis and treatment of cornea disease including cornea transplants, diagnosis and management of diseases of the retina including diabetes and age related macular degeneration and diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma as well as contact lenses, eyeglasses and optical services. For those patients in need of eye surgery, as a founding member of the Wilton Surgery Center, Doctor & Associates eye surgeons are able to provide eye surgery in a convenient, close to home and cost effective ambulatory surgery center.
