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Prominent eyes
Prominent eyes is a facial feature in which a person's eyes appear large in comparison to the average person of the same racial/ethnic group. Facial features can be familial (passed from parent to child), or they can sometimes be due to a medical condition.
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What are prominent eyes from?
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What does it mean to have prominent eyes?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Prominent eyes?
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A 37-year old asked:
What are some conditions that cause really large, prominent eyes?
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A 33-year old asked:
My baby has massive prominent eyes? Will he be tall?
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What are the causes and treatment for prominent eyes?
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Do you always get prominent eyes with thyroid disease?
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A 31-year old asked:
I'm a guy and I have prominent, bulgy eyes! do I have a problem? Is there a treatment?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I'm only 20 but have very prominent wrinkles under both eyes. What are my best amd safest options to take to reduce these wrinkle?
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A 42-year old asked:
My skin around eyes has become darker and more prominent. Is there no cure for it now?
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A 40-year old asked:
If my eyes have been a prominent since i was born and I have a family history of protruding eyes. Do I have crouzon syndrome?
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A female asked:
Eyes goes back involuntary headaches etc due to pseudo tumor. After LP symptoms returned but more prominent and worse could there be more to it?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I was diganosed w/promient cisterna magna. MRI said it was a normal variant. I've had a lot of headaches&now my eyes are swelling 2gther. What is th?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I finally stopped Nuvaring five months ago because I noticed prominent reticular veins on my chest, rt shoulder, cheeks and eyes. There a Connection?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Itchy painful eyes.only Slightly red whites, When i pull back eyelids veins r prominant & red.Top of eye slightly sensitive to touch.Left eye more so.
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A 16-year old female asked:
Swollen lymph nodes on shoulder & neck, asthma more prominent, sore throat, tiredness, fever, burning eyes, should I see a doctor and what is this?
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A 29-year old asked:
Really puffy prominent eye bags. Should i be worried?
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A 49-year old asked:
I've got really puffy prominent eye bags! any tips!?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is it normal if my left cheekbone are eye more prominent than my right?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can surgery help really puffy prominent eye bags!?
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A 31-year old asked:
What eye colors are prominent for people with central heterochromia?
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A 18-year old male asked:
The area of the left eye, prominently the corner where mucus comes out, seems to be irritated/slightly painful when I blink. What can cause this?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What can cause a prominent eye vein to appear and not go away? Normal ophthalmic exam. Could this slightly moveable vein be causing some vision disturbances in the area when blinking, bending, etc?
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A 19-year old male asked:
When is exotropia needed for surgery? My eye deviations are very prominent already and i'm still at my teen years.
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A 48-year old asked:
What can I do for unusual prominent red veins in eye?
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A 43-year old asked:
The red veins in my left eye seem to be more prominent. Is this normal?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I've had a large prominent floater that looks like a hair appearing in the inside corner of my left eye for a few days. Ophthalmic retinal exam was clear. Normal sometimes?
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A 22-year old female asked:
For a month my eye has had a prominent vein in the corner and vision disturbances in the area when i blink hard, bend over, etc. Normal ophthalmic exam. Also facial pain and stuffy nose. Sinusitis?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Can sinusitis cause a new prominent vein and bright flashes in that part of the eye sometimes when i tilt my head, and facial and head tenderness? Docs weren't sure. If not, what can?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Have always had prominent veins that run from iris to inner corner of eye. Tiny white spot developed on one vein. Eye a little sore. Infection?
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