en·oph·thal·mos ( n  f-th l m s, -ms, -p-)n. Recession of the eyeball within the orbit. |
Enophthalmos
A condition in which the eye falls back into the socket and inhibits proper eyelid function.
Mentioned in: Tarsorrhaphy
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
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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