Enophthalmos
Enophthalmos is the retraction of the eyes back further into their sockets (receding eyes), the opposite of exophthalmos (bulging eyes). There are various causes of enophthalmos including eye injury (e.g. socket fractures), dehydration, malnutrition, or more general diseases (e
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Causes
Causes of enophthalmos include:
- Normal variation. Not all cases are an actual abnormality. However, any change in the eye’s ...
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