Enophthalmia Explained

Enophthalmia should not be confused with enophthalmos.

In medicine, enophthalmia describes eyes that are abnormally sunken into their sockets.^[1] This condition usually affects elderly persons. Surgery can be done to correct it. Bilateral progressive enophthalmos may be the presenting sign of metastatic breast carcinoma, even when local symptoms in the breast are absent.

Further reading

• Camirand A, Doucet J, Harris J . Anatomy, pathophysiology, and prevention of senile enophthalmia and associated herniated lower eyelid fat pads . Plast. Reconstr. Surg. . 100 . 6 . 1535–1546 . November 1997 . 9385969 . 10.1097/00006534-199711000-00026 .
• Gonçalves AC, Moura FC, Monteiro ML . Bilateral progressive enophthalmos as the presenting sign of metastatic breast carcinoma . Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg . 21 . 4 . 311–313 . July 2005 . 16052150 . 10.1097/01.iop.0000167786.00697.0b .

Notes and References

1. Book: Gelatt. Kirk N.. Gelatt. Janice P.. Veterinary Ophthalmic Surgery – E-Book. 2011. Elsevier Health Sciences. 978-0702048937. 23 November 2017. en.