Abstract:Thyroid-related eye disease represents a unique clinical spectrum of autoimmune inflammation of the orbital tissues. The exact immunopathogenesis is still not fully elucidated, and the disease can sometimes manifest itself as a chronic and unrelenting condition with complex interplay between environmental, genetic, and immune factors. The inflammatory changes result in alterations to muscle anatomy and physiology as well as iatrogenic alterations preceding surgical intervention; therefore, the response to conv… Show more
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