Orbital radiation for thyroid eye disease

Colum A. Gorman, James A. Garrity, Vahab Fatourechi, Rebecca S. Bahn, Ivy A. Petersen, Scott L. Stafford, John D. Earle, Glenn S. Forbes, Robert W. Kline, Erik J. Bergstralh, Kenneth P. Offord, Diana M. Rademacher, Nancy M. Stanley, George B. Bartley, Mark F. Prummel, Caroline B. Terwee, Martin N. Gerding, Lelio Baldeschi, Maarten P. Mourits, Leo BlankFriedo W. Dekker, Wilmar M. Wiersinga, Katherine G. Gold, Stacy Scofield, Steven R. Isaacson, Michael W. Stewart, Michael Kazim

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Abstract

Orbital radiation therapy may be effective in combination with steroids for patients with active, severe thyroid eye disease, and particularly those with dysthyroid optic neuropathy. The following three studies discuss the role of orbital radiation in the management of patients with thyroid eye disease.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationFoundational Papers in Oculoplastics
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages471-479
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9783030927943
ISBN (Print)9783030927936
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 31 2022

Keywords

  • Graves' disease
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Thyroid eye disease
  • Thyroid orbitopathy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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