Another name for this symptom is exophthalmos, which refers specifically to the eyes. Some doctors use these words interchangeably. Various conditions can cause proptosis. In adults, however ...

Proptosis is also called exophthalmos, which comes from the Greek words for “bulging eyes.” Buphthalmos is a condition with a similar name that comes from the Greek words for “Ox-eyed.” ...

A forty-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of proptosis of the right eye ... One and a half years before entry exophthalmos on the right was noted. There was no visual deficit.