Thyroid eye disease is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system causes damage to the muscles and tissues around the eye.
In this video, learn about the symptoms and causes of thyroid eye disease, according to Yuna Rapoport, MD, Ophthalmologist at Manhattan Eye, and Jose Escobar, MD, Endocrinologist at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Yuna Rapoport, MD, MPH, is an ophthalmologist at Manhattan Eye.
Jose Escobar, MD, is a board-certified endocrinologist at Lenox Hill Hospital.
References
Fox, T. J., et al. (2023). Graves orbitopathy. StatPearls.
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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