To determine whether the eyes are protruding, how much worse than normal and the cause of protrusion, it is necessary to improve the thyroid function, orbital CT and protuberance meter and other auxiliary examinations.
Eye protrusion is mostly caused by intraorbital neoplasm, traumatic mass and endocrine abnormality of hyperthyroidism, etc. For obvious protruding eyes, it can be detected from the appearance, and some of them will have incomplete eyelid closure, excessive exposure of the white of the eye, and eye movement, limited vision loss, etc. Experienced ophthalmologists can judge whether there is protruding eyes and the severity from the appearance.
To determine whether the eyes are protruding or not, it is necessary to improve the orbital CT imaging examination, which can visually show whether there is infiltration of orbital tissues, swelling new organisms and hypertrophy of extraocular muscles, etc.; it can also be measured using a convexity meter, the normal convexity of the eyeballs in the range of 12~14mm, and the difference between the two eyes is not more than 2mm; the thyroid function test is diagnostic of hyperthyroidism protruding eyes.
For the eyeball appearance obviously protruding, accompanied by irritability and other hyperthyroidism related manifestations, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, improve the orbital CT and other auxiliary examinations to confirm the diagnosis and then carry out targeted treatment.