We report two cases of orbital fat prolapse. One associated with Graves’ ophthalmopathy. Both patients presented similar clinical exams and an increase in intraorbital fat as seen in computerized orbital tomography. The patient with Graves’ ophthalmopathy also presented an increased volume in orbital muscles in the tomography. This work seeks to include Graves’ ophthalmopathy as differential diagnosys for Orbital fat prolapse.
(A) Fundus photography of the right eye showing a circumscribed yellow-orange choroidal mass located along the inferotemporal vascular arcade. (B) Optical coherence tomography (OCT) demonstrating a dome-shaped choroidal mass with subretinal fluid, retinal pigment epithelium alterations, cystoid macular edema, and outer retinal damage.
TeixeiraKS, FeresRC, PereiraGMNG, MoreiraMAR, AndradeDBSC. Orbital fat prolapse and Graves’ ophthalmopathy. Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2009;68(2):103-6.
Teixeira,Kim-Ir-Sen Santos; Feres,Rachel Campêlo; Pereira,Gustavo Maurílio do Nascimento Garcia; Moreira,Marise Amaral Rebouças; Andrade,Dorislay Barbosa de Sousa Camargo. Orbital fat prolapse and Graves’ ophthalmopathy. Rev Bras Oftalmol., v. 68, n. 2, p. 103-106, Apr. 2009.
Teixeira,K.S., Feres,R.C., Pereira,G.M.N.G., Moreira,M.A.R., & Andrade,D.B.S.C. (2009). Orbital fat prolapse and Graves’ ophthalmopathy. Rev Bras Oftalmol.,68(2), 103-106.
Teixeira,Kim-Ir-Sen Santos and Feres,Rachel Campêlo and Pereira,Gustavo Maurílio do Nascimento Garcia and Moreira,Marise Amaral Rebouças and Andrade,Dorislay Barbosa de Sousa Camargo. Orbital fat prolapse and Graves’ ophthalmopathy. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [online]. 2009, vol. 68, n. 2, [cited 2026-10-26], pp.103-106. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/orbital-fat-prolapse-and-graves-ophthalmopathy/>. ISSN 0034-7280.