title: [Intermittent exophthalmos].
abstract: Intraorbital angiograms revealed venous lakes and phleboliths in 14 cases of intermittent exophthalmos. The pathological features were similar to those of venous varix, with frequent irregular vascular sclerosis, hyperplasia of connective tissue, and secondary hemorrhages encapsulated by granulation. The occurrence of enophthalmos following exophthalmos was due to atrophy of intraocular adipose tissue through compression by the venous varix. Among the series, 4 cases were treated successfully with surgery and 2 cases with injections of sclerosing agent, the latter being especially simple and useful for cases of indication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Xuan Wu Hospital.
authors.forename: X F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015841:Enophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male