眼睛结膜下脂肪膨出的起因是由于眼睛结膜与巩膜的黏合退化,而造成眼框内的脂肪往前鼓出,与人体腹腔的疝气成因相似。因为许多患者觉得结膜下脂肪外露影响外观,而且会有异物感,有时还会造成结膜下出血而造成病患困扰,所以医师可以采取外科手术的方式先将膨出的脂肪移除,再将结膜与巩膜烧灼黏结,最后将结膜外表缝合以避免眼框内的脂肪再度往前鼓出。
Intraconal orbital fat can herniate into the subconjunctival space when Tenon's capsule is violated spontaneously or after trauma or surgery. This process appears as a unilateral or bilateral, elevated, compressible, yellow-orange mass with visible lipid globules. It is most commonly located in the superotemporal quadrant of the globe in elderly, obese men. |