There was a lot of excitement when Tepezza became the first drug approved for the treatment of thyroid eye disease in January ...

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the thyroid gland. Approximately 27 percent of patients with Graves’ disease in North America will develop an eye disease that is known ...

While surgery may not eliminate all the signs of TED, it can help in restoring eye and eyelid function, reducing discomfort, and improving aesthetic appearances, if a person has concerns about this.

At University of Utah Health, surgery for excessive tearing due to nasolacrimal duct obstruction involves a team approach with surgeons who have fellowship training in orbital and sinus specialties.

Symptoms of thyroid eye disease won’t ever fully go away, but they may get better after the initial active phase of the disease, which lasts, on average, for about 2 years. During the inactive ...

Thyroid eye disease is often misunderstood, and many myths about the prognosis, symptoms, and treatment persist. Myths about the chronic condition include the misconception that TED develops only ...

Research has shown lower levels of selenium may be linked to higher severity of thyroid eye disease. For this reason, Coombs has her patients with mild-to-moderate TED take a selenium supplement.

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) estimates that thyroid eye disease affects 16 out of 100,000 women and nearly 3 out of 100,000 men.

Advice Dear Doctor: Smoking worsens thyroid eye disease, reduces the effectiveness of treatments Published: Oct. 11, 2024, 6:00 a.m.

Exophthalmometry measurements in orbits that underwent decompression were higher before (22.6 ± 3 mm) and after (19.9 ± 2.6 mm) treatment with teprotumumab vs. before (20.6 mm ± 3.2 mm) and ...

All the time leading up to this and almost all the time since, I’ve only had one short “active” period of thyroid eye disease (TED). My only noticeable symptom was double vision, but it went ...