EXOPHTHALMIA
\ɛɡzəfθˈalmi͡ə], \ɛɡzəfθˈalmiə], \ɛ_ɡ_z_ə_f_θ_ˈa_l_m_iə]\
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A protrusion of the eye from its orbit, occasioned by an abscess or tumour in the areolar texture of the orbit; by exostosis of the parietes of the orbit, &c. In exophthalmia, the eye is pressed forwards; the eyelids are raised and separated, so that they can no longer cover the eye and defend it from the action of extraneous bodies; it becomes inflamed, and the sight is disturbed or destroyed. The treatment of course depends upon the cause.
By Robley Dunglison
