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Exophthalmos
1) Abnormal protrusion of both eyes; may be caused by endocrine gland malfunction, malignancy, injury, or paralysis of the extrinsic muscles of the eye.
2) Protrusion of one or both eyeballs; can be congenital and familial, or due to pathology, such as a retroorbital tumour (usually unilateral) or thyroid disease (usually bilateral. )
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