If you have Graves' disease, you are also at risk of a complication known as thyroid eye disease, or Graves’ orbitopathy. Knowing the symptoms of thyroid eye disease can help you start treatment early and prevent possible vision loss.
Jose Escobar, MD, is a board-certified endocrinologist at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Yuna Rapoport, MD, MPH, is an ophthalmologist at Manhattan Eye.
References
American Thyroid Association. (n.d.). Graves’ eye disease.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. (2021). Graves' disease.
Shah, S. S., et al. (2023). Thyroid eye disease. StatPearls.
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