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Graves' ophthalmopathy |
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Graves' ophthalmopathy Endocrinology A potentially disfiguring, sight-threatening condition that occurs in 25-50% of Pts with Graves' disease Clinical Gritty sensation in the eyes, diploplia, blurred vision, ↑ lacrimation,
exophthalmos, extraocular muscle dysfunction, periorbital edema, lid edema, retraction, conjunctival chemosis and injection, exposure-type keratitis, photophobia. See Graves' disease. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Graves' ophthalmopathy following external neck irradiation for nonthyroidal neoplastic disease. Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is an inflammatory process that affects tissues of the orbit in patients with Graves' disease (GD) and, more rarely, with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The main contraindication is pregnancy, although radioactive iodine should be used with great caution in patients with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy because it can worsen the ophthalmopathy. |
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