Chemosis

external

• Synonyms

  • Cheimosis
  • Subconjunctival oedema

• Causes

  • Hay fever
  • Ophthalmic autonomic dysregulation
  • Thyroid eye disease
  • Cavernous sinus thrombosis
  • Obstruction of superior vena cava
  • Retinal vein occlusion
  • Caroticocavernous fistula
  • Cushing syndrome
  • Acute glaucoma
  • Angioedema
  • Orbital cellulitis

• Parents

  • Ocular sign