Thyroid eye disease

Thyroid eye disease: Introduction

Thyroid eye disease: Thyroid eye disease is an autoimmune eye condition that, while separate from thyroid disease, is often seen in conjunction with Graves' Disease. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Thyroid eye disease is available below.

Symptoms of Thyroid eye disease

• Upper eyelid retraction
• Proptosis
• Eyelid retraction
• Photophobia
• Lagophthalmos
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 17 symptoms of Thyroid eye disease

Treatments for Thyroid eye disease

• Topical lubrication
• Corticosteroids
• Tarsorrhaphy
• Radiotherapy
• The first priority is to deal with the primary thyroid problem. This is firstly with anti-thyroid drugs, and then with either surgery or radiotherapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 7 treatments for Thyroid eye disease

Wrongly Diagnosed with Thyroid eye disease?

• Misdiagnosis of Thyroid eye disease
• Failure to diagnose Thyroid eye disease
• Hidden causes of Thyroid eye disease (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Thyroid eye disease

Thyroid eye disease: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Thyroid eye disease:

• Corneal erosions (see Cornea/lens symptoms)
• Corneal ulcer
• Keratoconjunctivitis
• Orbital decompression
• more complications...»

Causes of Thyroid eye disease

• The condition, however, is seen in people with no other evidence of thyroid dysfunction, and occasionally in patients who have Hashimoto's Disease. Most thyroid patients, however, will not develop thyroid eye disease, and if so, only mildly so
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Thyroid eye disease:

• Underlying causes of Thyroid eye disease

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Thyroid eye disease

Medical research articles related to Thyroid eye disease include:

• Recent advances in thyroid eye disease: an up to date guide Just in time
• Radioiodine in the management of benign thyroid disease
• Thyroid Eye Disease
• Jan-March 2007 Update
• Overactive thyroid
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Prognosis for Thyroid eye disease

Prognosis for Thyroid eye disease: Peripheral vascular disease

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