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Medical Forum / General / Vision / January 2006Myopia and exophthalmos
Is increasing myopia associated with developing exophthalmos and/or early Graves'? I understand that the eye muscles are generally responsible for pushing the eyeball(s) forward from the socket but I can't figure out if this might increase myopia. Comments? +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... > Is increasing myopia associated with developing exophthalmos and/or > early Graves'? I understand that the eye muscles are generally > responsible for pushing the eyeball(s) forward from the socket but I > can't figure out if this might increase myopia. I can't find any reference to an association between myopia and Graves'. One case report concerned two patients who had marked increase in myopia due to infiltration of the ciliary body. Are we groping for evidence that extraocular muscles cause myopia? -MT >Are we groping for evidence that extraocular muscles cause myopia? We're not "groping" for anything except information. I thought I was cynical, I think you've got me beat :P +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... Actually, the eye muscles hold the eyeball in the socket. The muscle tissue enlarges behind the eyeball and this pushes forward. Standard for Graves disease, myopia is not associated with this. dr grant >Actually, the eye muscles hold the eyeball in the socket. The muscle >tissue enlarges behind the eyeball and this pushes forward. Standard >for Graves disease, myopia is not associated with this. Thanks for the info. +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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