title: Proptosis: etiology and demographic patterns.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the demographic pattern of patients presenting with proptosis and its etiology.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Khyber Institute of Ophthalmic Medical Sciences (KIOMS), Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from July 2001- December 2002.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty cases of proptosis presenting at KIOMS were included. Thirtysix patients were male while 24 were female. They were divided into two age groups; 0-15 years (paediatric group) and above 15 years (adult group). An elaborate work up plan was formulated for all patients, which included detailed history, clinical examination (ocular, orbital and systemic), radiological and histopathological investigations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Neoplasms (33%) were the most common causes of proptosis in all the patients followed by orbital inflammations (23%), orbital infections (20%), structural abnormalities (12%), vascular abnormalities (7%) and trauma (5%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Neoplasms were the most common cause of proptosis in both paediatric and adult group. Proptosis was the cardinal feature and visual deterioration was present in more than half of the patients. Timely referral, early diagnosis and appropriate management can result in reduction of visual morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, KIOMS and Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar. zubairmasud@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Muhammad Zubair
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Masud
authors.forename: Tariq Farooq
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Babar
authors.forename: Arshad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: Muhammad Tariq
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.lastname: Zaffar ul Islam
authors.forename: Muhammad Daud
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan