- Graves'
ophthalmopathy, also
known as
thyroid eye
disease (TED), is an
autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the
orbit and
periorbital tissues, characterized...
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pretibial myxedema, and eye bulging, a
condition caused by Graves'
ophthalmopathy.
About 25 to 30% of
people with the
condition develop eye problems....
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Numerous additional signs can be
found for
Graves disease under Graves'
ophthalmopathy.
Medical eponyms Pathognomonic List of
medical triads and
pentads if...
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Steinberg A. G.; Ward L. E. (1965). "Hereditary
Progressive Arthro-
Ophthalmopathy". Mayo Clin Proc. 40: 433–55. PMID 14299791.
Richards AJ,
Baguley DM...
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Infiltrative ophthalmopathy is
found in 5-10% of
patients with
Graves disease and
resembles exophthalmos,
except that the
blurry or
double vision is acquired...
- Graves'
ophthalmopathy, due to
buildup of
extracellular matrix proteins and
fibrosis in the
rectus muscles.
Development of Graves'
ophthalmopathy may be...
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becoming better understood over the past 15 years. In Graves' disease,
ophthalmopathy may
cause the eyes to look
enlarged because the eye
muscles swell and...
- the
cornea in
cases of
corneal exposure, as a
treatment for Graves'
ophthalmopathy, Möbius
syndrome or
after corneal graft surgery. The
procedure is performed...
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would be
consistent with
radioiodine ablation causing or
aggravating ophthalmopathy, a
condition which commonly occurs with
pretibial myxedema and is believed...
- they can also be
caused by
other thyroidal conditions, such as Graves'
ophthalmopathy,
goitre and
pretibial myxedema.
These clinical manifestations can involve...
