Thyroid eye disease: Redefining its management-A review

Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar;49(2):203-211. doi: 10.1111/ceo.13899. Epub 2021 Jan 22.

Abstract

Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a debilitating, vision threatening disease that dramatically alters patients' quality of life. Until recently, the management of TED is a long arduous course with supportive therapy, followed by an extensive surgical treatment plan to reverse the disease endpoints. Teprotumumab offers an early, safe therapeutic intervention to help reverse disease end points such as diplopia and proptosis and improve quality of life.

Keywords: orbital disease; thyroid eye disease; thyroid ophthalmopathy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diplopia / diagnosis
  • Exophthalmos*
  • Graves Ophthalmopathy* / diagnosis
  • Graves Ophthalmopathy* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Quality of Life