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Bulging eyes
Bulging eyes are eyes that appear large, extending out of the normal space of the eye socket. It may be seen in conditions where there is an overgrowth of the tissues behind the eye, such as in Grave's disease.
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A 35-year old asked:
What causes bulging eyes?
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Bulging eyes need help ugly?
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What are the options for my bulging eyes?
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Are permanent effects of hyperthryoidism bulging eyes?
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Are one of the late effects of hyperthryoidism bulging eyes?
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Is it normal to have bulging eyes when I need glasses?
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Can eyeglasses wearing cause bulging eyes?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why does grave's disease give you 'bulging eyes'?
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A 35-year old asked:
What could be causing dry, red, gritty, itchy, bulging eyes?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Went to ophthalmologist about bulging eyes, he did every test & said my eyes looked great, but he didn't say why my eyes bulge. Who do I go to now?
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A 30-year old asked:
Whats the best doctor to see if bulging eyes ?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is it normal for patients with grave's disease to get bulging eyes?
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A 46-year old asked:
Myopia causes elongated eyes. Does elongated eyes cause bulging eyes?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Can eye pressure cause bulging eyes?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Can my bulging eyes due to hyperthyroidism recovered fully?Can it shrink completely?I am still 19y/o.What shld i do?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is there any protocol to cure the bulging eye??I have hyperthyroidsm since 2008 and under control. Ur guidance to cure the bulging eyes is h.aprected
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A 36-year old asked:
Will bulging eyes from graves disease ever go back to normal?
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A 45-year old asked:
What conditions other than graves' disease that cause bulging eyes?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Eyes feel strange (no pain though). Dont know if its due to less sleep (symptom of thyroid med) or possibly worse, bulging eyes. How do i find out?
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A 35-year old asked:
Why do I feel headache and bulging eyes are a brain tumor?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Can a high-normal dose of levothyroxine cause bulging eyes and skin around eyes to swell? Or are they only caused by natural hyperthyroidism?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Hi doc. Do i need to see an opthalmologist for.My bulging eyes? I was diagnoses with graves disease and taking methimaxole for almost one mobth alread
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is the pred forte eye drops helps to cure bulging eyes??.. The hyperthyroidsm is in control.. What is the best treatment for bulging eyes?? Thanks.
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A 26-year old female asked:
Can glaucoma suspect take medrol (methylprednisolone) dose pak? Taking for chronic sinusitis and eat bulging. Eyes feel painful.
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A 27-year old female asked:
27 female. Can you have graves without bulging eyes? Also, can you have hyperthyroidism/graves/thyroiditis without nodules? Thank you
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A 41-year old male asked:
Have graves disease&bulging eyes.Is there minor surgery i can have to reduce staring appearance&under eye bags?Orbital decompression seems drastic?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I dont have bulging eyes, but have random swelling on upper eyelid crease in one eyepreviously got treatment for conjunctivis in the same eye, can this be related to thyroid eye disease?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Weightloss. Palpitations. Hairloss. Heat intolerance. Oversweating. Neck lump. I got checked up last month and my blood test (thyroid hormones) results are normal. It is possible that I have graves disease even I don't have bulging eyes?
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A 42-year old asked:
Could getting strangling while bulging your eyes cause problems?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Newly prescribed incassia mini pill birth control some side affect are bulging of eyes or blindness if I was taking junel 21 for years and no side affects happened does this mean those side affect from the incassia will Not happen either ?
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