eye bulging~

good day!

my mom is having a problem...her right is a little bulging and slight corneal ulcer...we went to have eye check up and ask what is the possible problem...we also went to seek help from endocrinologist...but the doctor told us that my mother is NOT HYPERTHYROIDISM...but before she had undergone thyroid surgery because there was a cyst in the right upper thyroid...but yet after the surgery the eye is still bulging...

what else can be the possible problem causing the eye to be bulging without hyperthyroidism????

and is there any relation between having the eye bulging and corneal ulcer?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Tumors behind the eye can cause it. It's a potentially serious symptom. I suggest you see an Eye MD oculoplastic surgeon. Find one at www.aao.org

Yes an eye can bulge so much it can't close properly and they an ulcer can develop.

Its a serious symptoms follow through on the evaluation.

JCH MD

[pei_chei]

Thank you so much for answering my question!!!

thank you!

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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