Ophthalmic involvement is frequent, between 30% and 70% of patient’s present ophthalmic symptoms during the course of Wegner’s granulomatosis. Orbital disease may present initially before the onset of systemic manifestations in only 8 to 16% of patients and it could delay final diagnosis. We report a case illustrates the diagnosis of Wegner’s granulomatosis presenting with proptosis (exophthalm...

ANYONE confronted with a case of severe malignant exophthalmos, who searches the literature for guidance in therapy, must soon perceive the confusion of thought and experience that exists regarding this condition, the solution of which is one of the most pressing problems facing thyroid surgery today. By some, the administration of thyroid is claimed to cure the condition, while others recommen...

CASES of pulsating exophthalmos, which are seen from time to time, are mostly vascular in origin. Rarely they are due to transmitted cerebral pulsations, as in congenital failure of the orbital roof, erosion of the walls due to inflammatory processes, and traumatic hiatus of the orbital roof. Occasionally they are due to plexiform neurofibromatosis. von Recklinghausen (1882) first described a c...

Unilateral pulsating exophthalmos is often due to an arteriovenous communication between the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus, or to an arteriovenous aneurysm in the orbit between the ophthalmic arteries and veins. Occasionally a true aneurysm of the ophthalmic artery may cause exophthalmos. Trauma to the head is a common aetiological factor, but the condition may arise spontaneo...

grave’s disease is a clinical syndrome consisting of hypermetabolism, diffuse thyroid enlargement and exophthalmos. which has ocular complications. due to the high incidence of these complications and the risk of blindness special attention is needed. many therapeutic methods including medical surgical and radiotherapy for ocular complications are suggested. in cases of medical therapy failure,...