Exophthalmos epidemiology and demographics

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Epidemiology and Demographics

In adults, thyroid orbitopathy is the most common cause of unilateral and bilateral exophthalmos. Thyroid orbitopathy has a female preponderance with a female-to-male ratio of 5:1. In caucasian males, the average distance of globe protrusion is 21 mm, and, in african american males, it is 23 mm. Females also show racial variation but a difference of more than 2 mm between the 2 eyes of any given patient is considered abnormal.