title: Orbital varix--an unusual cause of proptosis. A case report.
abstract: An orbital varix is a pathological enlargement of the venous channels within the orbit. It is an unusual cause of proptosis, the proptosis being unilateral, painless and intermittent. The diagnosis is established by means of orbital venography, an investigation seldom performed.
authors.affiliation: St John Eye Unit, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Salmenson
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Gelfand
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Welsh
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Denath
mesh_terms: D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010690:Phlebography; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications*