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Milder clinical manifestations found in pediatric thyroid eye disease

Recognizing subtle clinical differences between adult and pediatric patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) will help clinicians manage cases more...

Substantial proportion of patients with Graves’ disease have thyroid eye disease

Worldwide, 40% of patients with Graves’ disease have thyroid eye disease (TED), according to a study published in Clinical Endocrinology. Researchers...

Positive Phase 2a Study Results Announced for Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment

A thyroid eye disease treatment candidate showed a 65% improvement in IgG levels in a phase 2a proof-of-concept study, according...

Topline data shows efficacy of teprotumumab in longer disease duration in patients with thyroid eye disease

Topline data from 2 clinical trials show that teprotumumab-trbw (Tepezza; Horizon Therapeutics) is safe and effective efficacy for the treatment...

Positive Phase 2a Study Results Announced for Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment

A thyroid eye disease treatment candidate showed a 65% improvement in IgG levels in a phase 2a proof-of-concept study, according...

Radiotherapy in Thyroid Eye Disease May Not be Beneficial

A new study published in Ophthalmology sought to evaluate the efficacy of radiotherapy for Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). In this prospective,...

FDA Approves First Treatment for Thyroid Eye Disease

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved teprotumumab-trbw (Tepezza) for the treatment of adults with thyroid eye disease. It...

Thyroid eye disease subtype dictates management

Thyroid eye disease can be broken down in to 2 separate subtypes, said William R. Nunery, MD, FACS, during a...

Dry eye symptoms common in patients with euthyroid Graves’ ophthalmopathy

Patients with Euthyroid Graves’ ophthalmopathy (EGO) experience more ocular surface complications and meibomian gland dropouts than healthy controls, according to...

Risk of dysthyroid optic neuropathy not associated with age in patients with Graves’ orbitopathy

Younger patients with Graves' orbitopathy (GO) present with milder clinical features including a lower rate of restrictive motility disorders and...

Discrepancies found in IOP measurement methods among patients with thyroid-associated orbitopathy

In patients with thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO), the non-contact airpuff tonometer (NCT) significantly overestimates intraocular pressure (IOP) values compared to the...

Study highlights TED’s diverse eyelid manifestations

Eyelid retraction is the most common manifestation of thyroid eye disease (TED), requiring surgical intervention, and various effective techniques are...