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Puffy eyes/lids/bulging

Hello, i specifically created this account to post a question that has been worrying me for sometime, now my eyes haven't suddenly changed or shown any different form recently, but i have been observing other peoples eyes and mine seem to be, well 'sticking out' more and showing more skin on the eye lids, i have an attached photo below
(both of my eyes are like this) I did some research about 'proptosis' and thyroid diseases so i'm a little bit worried what should i do?

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/23274628/Eyes.jpg

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Im 17, Male
8+ hours sleep a night
Roughly 5 hours a day looking at some type of screen (computer,phone etc)
No previous family eye diseases
Skinny
Tags: puffy eyes bulging eye lids, eyes, swollen, puffy
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There are other causes of proptosis besides thyroid eye disease, although this is one of the most common.  I would see an ophthalmologist for a complete exam.  The amount of eye protrusion can be measured and, depending on the findings, the ophthalmologist may order other tests such as blood work and/or an MRI of the orbits; the latter will show if there are enlarged muscles or tissue swelling behind the eyes causing the problem.
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