Salmenson B D, Gelfand Y A, Welsh N H, Denath F M
St John Eye Unit, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg.
S Afr Med J. 1988 Nov 19;74(10):529-30.
An orbital varix is a pathological enlargement of the venous channels within the orbit. It is an unusual cause of proptosis, the proptosis being unilateral, painless and intermittent. The diagnosis is established by means of orbital venography, an investigation seldom performed.