Thyroid eye disease is a chronic autoimmune disorder that inflames tissues behind the eye. Swelling can cause dry, irritated eyes, bulging, light sensitivity, and double vision. Thyroid eye disease ...

Thyroid eye disease can cause eye discomfort and other symptoms that may make it hard to sleep. Managing these symptoms and addressing underlying thyroid conditions can help. Thyroid eye disease ...

—Even long after the active phase of thyroid eye disease has subsided, a multitude of challenging quality-of-life issues may persist. Several recent studies have established that the physical ...

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Initial thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) levels and early initiation of treatment were found to predict TSI normalization in a recent study published in BMC Ophthalmology by Park and ...

Doses of Tepezza are given by an intravenous infusion through a blood vessel in your arm. This infusion is usually given at a hospital, health care provider’s office, or infusion center. Sometimes you ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thyroid eye disease treatments have evolved significantly in recent years. Work is still needed to find durable, ...

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved teprotumumab (Tepezza, Amgen) as the first treatment to be licensed in the UK for adults with moderate-to-severe thyroid eye ...

Hormone level changes due to growth and development or disease can lead to various eye health issues. Eye changes occur during puberty and menopause, as well as due to low thyroid hormone levels. A ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a total thyroidectomy in July 2022 for Graves’ disease. All the time leading up to this and almost all the time since, I’ve only had one short “active” period of thyroid eye ...