What is wrong with my eyes? Can my eyes be pushed back? (Photo)

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My eyes looks like they are about to be popped out. My eyes look normal in front, it's just that they're really outwards. I searched on the internet before, but I do not think I have an eye disease. My mom has similar eyes as me too. I noticed that the shape of my eyeball looks kind of different from others.. It looks kind of pointy.. Does that have to do with anything? The picture below, my eye got hit with a branch a few years ago and now that eye popped out even more than the other.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

Surgery is possible to position the eye deeper in the orbit.  The surgery is called orbital decompression. You need a detailed assessment of the orbit and your sinuses to determine if you are a candidate for surgery.  Oculofacial plastic surgeons have the largest expereince in this procedure and you should go to some one who is commonly performing the procedure.  In making the decision to have surgery, understand that the risk of vision loss with surgery is significant.  Recent surveys of orbital surgery place this risk at about 0.78%. Please understand that that means 8 people go blind in 100 orbit surgeries.  While the risk of going blind from orbital decompression is less, it could still be higher than one case in 500.  That is significant.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS · Answer

See an oculoplastic or orbital specialist for evaluation. The 2 most common causes of bulging eyes are genetics and thyroid disease. See link below for treatment options. Yes, the eyes can be pushed back.

Peter V. Driscoll, MD (license suspended) · Answer

First thing you need to do is go to your family doc and get a thyroid test.  Certain thyroid conditions (Graves dis) can cause this look.  Get it checked out.

Brooke R. Seckel, MD, FACS (retired) · Answer

You have proptosis and need a full ocular evaluation by experienced ophthalmologist and referral to an oculoplastic surgeon.  Once the diagnosis has been established and a cause for the proptosis explained, there are surgical options to correct this.  Most commonly a very complex operation: Orbital decompression is done.  But first she needed definitive diagnosis.

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