Clinical Profile of Unilateral Proptosis in a Tertiary Care Centre

Proptosis,the forward protrusion of the eyeball,is a common manifestation of a wide variety of diseases inside the orbit and its spaces. its diagnosis is usually a combined effort of the ophthalmologist,otolaryngologist,neurosurgeon,and radiologist. a clinical study of twenty-five cases with unilateral proptosis were studied in different age groups over a period of about 3 years under different headings like distribution,clinical features,radiological features,histopathological aspects,management,and outcomes of diseases. proptosis measurement was done by simple/plastic ruler exophthalmometry,and diagnosis was made after a detailed clinical examination and ancillary tests. treatment modality was decided based on radiological and histopathological examination reports,which included medical surgery,radiotherapy,and chemotherapy or a combination of all. in our study,most of the patients were in the age group of more than 60 years. the m: f ratio is 3: 1. one case had a large proptosis of 18 mm above normal and 2 cases were as small as 3 mm. diagnosis was mainly done by clinical features and confirmed by radiological and histopathological features. most of them were treated medically (13 cases,i.e.,52%) and the rest by surgery with a combination of radiotherapy/chemotherapy (12 cases,i.e.,48%). © 2017 susan dsouza et al.