The bulging of the eyes may be caused by trauma, high myopia, hyperthyroidism, etc. It can be improved by general, medication or surgery as prescribed by the doctor.
1. Trauma: Trauma to the eye or the eye socket can cause tissue edema and the phenomenon of ocular protrusion. The eye can be sterilized with povidone-iodine as prescribed by the doctor, and if the trauma is serious, it is necessary to go to the hospital for traumatic suture surgery. In addition, within 72 hours of the injury, you can take ice packs, and after 72 hours, you can take hot packs to promote the swelling.
2. High myopia: refers to myopia of 600 degrees or more, which can lead to prolongation of the eye axis and convexity of the eye. For high myopia, it is necessary to use frame glasses or corneal contact lenses to correct vision as prescribed by the doctor, or consider surgical correction of vision such as corneal refractive surgery or artificial lens surgery after evaluation by the doctor, but it will not improve the symptoms of ocular protrusion.
3. Hyperthyroidism: Clinical symptoms include agitation, hyperphagia, weight loss, heat intolerance, excessive sweating, etc., accompanied by ophthalmoplegia and dizziness.
Attention should be paid to rest, avoid emotional excitement, and low iodine diet. And follow the doctor’s instructions to use anti-thyroid drugs, such as propylthiouracil, methimazole, etc.; elderly patients, patients with cardiovascular disease, etc., can follow the doctor’s instructions to use propranolol, metoprolol and other drugs treatment. If the effect of drug treatment is not good, surgery can be considered to remove the thyroid gland.
In addition, there are many other reasons that can cause ocular exophthalmos, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner to identify the cause of the disease, and then actively cooperate with the doctor for treatment.