Question 1

exophthalmos is a disorder caused by hypersecretion from thyroid?

Accepted Answer

Not quite: Graves' disease can cause both high thyroid hormone levels (hyperthyroidism) and bulging eyes (exophthalmos). The cause of both of these manifestations is antibodies that target a person's own proteins. So it's not really correct to say that the high thyroid levels cause the eye problems. While they do both occurs in graves' disease, other causes of hyperthyroidism do not cause the eye problems.

Question 2

exophthalmos is a disorder caused by what?

Accepted Answer

Thyroid Disease: The most common disease causing exophthalmos, a condition where the contents of they eye "push" the eyeball out of the socket, is disease of the thyroid gland.

Most commonly this disease causes tremendous enlargement of the muscles around the eye, causing double vision, inability to close the lids and "exophthalmos.".

Question 3

can pco cause exophthalmos?

Accepted Answer

PCOS: Sorry are you asking about PCOS or post capsular opacification ? None of the two cause exopthalmos.

Question 4

how does hyperthyroidism cause exophthalmos?

Accepted Answer

Graves disease: Actually hyperthyroidism does not cause exophthalomos.  Graves disease is an autoimmune disease that causes hyperthyroidism, and in some people causes exophthalomos.  The eye disease can occur years after the thyroid problem is resolved.  There is inflammation in and behind the eyes from the autoimmune process.

Question 5

why does excess thyroid  cause exophthalmos?

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Medscape answers: "…etiology of thyroid-related orbitopathy is autoimmune-mediated inflammatory process of orbital tissues, predominantly affecting fat & extraocular muscles. Lymphocytes, plasma, & mast cells are cellular constituents in this process. Deposition of glycosaminoglycans & influx of water increase the orbital contents. Obstrxn of superior ophthalmic vein also contributes to orbital engorgement".

Question 6

why does thyroid hormone cause exophthalmos?

Accepted Answer

It doesn't: Graves' disease can cause both high thyroid hormone levels (hyperthyroidism) and bulging eyes (exophthalmos). The cause of both of these manifestations is antibodies that target a person's own proteins. So it's not really correct to say that the high thyroid levels cause the eye problems. While they do both occurs in graves' disease, other causes of hyperthyroidism do not cause the eye problems.

Question 7

how to cure exophthalmos w medicine?

Accepted Answer

Need to treat cause: Treatment of expthalmos is directed towards treating the cause of the exophthalmos,to reverse the problem and minimizing complications in the eyes
So consult your doctor to find the cause of the exopthalnmos and appropriate treatment
Exopthaldos is not a disease but ,is bulging eyes caosed by many medical conditions.

Question 8

how do i know my exophthalmos is serious?

Accepted Answer

Serious?: Exophthalmos needs to be evaluated by an eye doctor.  Once properly evaluated, your doctor can tell you if the causative condition is serious or not.

Question 9

how is exophthalmos related to thyroid dysfunction?

Accepted Answer

High thyroid hormone: Graves Disease is an autoimmune disease that causes high levels of thyroid hormone. In addition to causing thyroid levels to elevate, Graves Disease causes an inflammatory process of the orbital tissues, predominantly affecting the fat and the extra ocular muscles however the deposition of glycosaminoglycans and the influx of water increase the orbital contents causing the eyes to bulge.

Question 10

what is the mechanism of developing exophthalmos?

Accepted Answer

Swelling...: ..Of the muscles and fat behind the eyeball.

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