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What Causes Thyroid Eye Disease, or Graves’ Orbitopathy?
Find out what increases the risk of thyroid eye disease (Graves’ orbitopathy) and how to manage your risk if you have Graves’ disease.
Written by Venus Sánchez | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH
Updated on March 6, 2025Thyroid eye disease (also known as Graves’ eye disease) is an autoimmune disease. In this video, learn the risk factors for thyroid eye disease, according to Yuna Rapoport, MD, Ophthalmologist at Manhattan Eye, and Jose Escobar, MD, Endocrinologist at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Additional Medical Contributors (2)
- Yuna Rapoport, MDYuna Rapoport, MD, MPH, is an ophthalmologist at Manhattan Eye.
- Jose Escobar, MDJose Escobar, MD, is a board-certified endocrinologist at Lenox Hill Hospital.
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