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en·oph·thal·mos (

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Recession of the eyeball within the orbit.

Enophthalmos

A condition in which the eye falls back into the socket and inhibits proper eyelid function.

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enophthalmos

[en′əfthal′məs]

Etymology: Gk, en, in, ophthalmos, eye

backward displacement of the eye in the bony socket, caused by traumatic injury or developmental defect. Ptosis may cause an incorrect diagnosis of enophthalmos. enophthalmic, adj.

enophthalmos [en″of-thal´mos]

a backward displacement of the eyeball into the orbit.

enophthalmos

a backward displacement of the eyeball into the orbit.

enophthalmos

Recession of the eyeball into the orbit. It is caused by a degeneration and shrinking of the orbital fat, a tumour, an injury to the orbit or to shortening of the extraocular muscles following excessive resections. See entropion; exophthalmometer.

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