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Enophthalmos
Enophthalmos is a posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit. It is due to either enlargement of the bony orbit and/or reduction of the orbital content, this in relation to each other.It should not be confused with its opposite, exophthalmos, which is the anterior displacement of the eye. It may be a congenital anomaly, or be acquired as a result of trauma (such as in a blowout fracture of the orbit), Horner's syndrome (apparent enophthalmos due to ptosis), Marfan syndrome, Duane's syndrome, silent sinus syndrome or phthisis bulbi.
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Enophthalmos
Enophthalmos is the posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit relative to its contents, or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle. It may be a congenital anomaly, or be acquired as a result of trauma, Horner's syndrome, silent sinus syndrome, or phthisis bulbi.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Enophthalmos
Recession of the eyeball into the orbit.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of enophthalmos in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of enophthalmos in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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