Abstract:Introduction: Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) is the most common and difficult-to-treat extrathyroidal symptom of Graves’ disease. Though retraction of the upper eyelid is the most common clinical feature of GO, it can have a much more severe clinical manifesta-tion with symptoms such as conjunctival chemosis, keratopathy, extraocular muscle dysfunction, proptosis of the bulb and dysthyroid optic neuropathy. Treatment methods include control of the thyroid function, corticosteroid and immunosup… Show more
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