pulsating exophthalmos

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[pul′sāting]

Etymology: L, pulsare, to beat; Gk, ex + ophthalmos, eye

an eye disorder characterized by a bulging, pulsating eyeball, caused by an arteriovenous aneurysm involving the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus of the orbit.

exophthalmos

abnormal protrusion of the eye.

congenital exophthalmos

seen in brachycephalic breeds with shallow orbits; see also euryblepharon.

inherited exophthalmos

exophthalmos with strabismus is inherited in cattle.

ophthalmoplegic exophthalmos

inability to move the eye because of exophthalmos.

pulsating exophthalmos

due to an arteriovenous fistula of the orbit.

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