Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an inflammatory disease of the eye and the surrounding tissues. The inflammation is due to an autoimmune reaction - the body's immune system is attacking tissues within and around the eye socket. TED is sometimes referred to by other names, such as Graves' ophthalmopathy, Graves' orbitopathy, thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy, and/or thyroid orbitopathy.
Differential Diagnosis When examining a patient with suspected TED, it is important to have a working differential. The following diagnoses share some similarities to the clinical presentation of TED Allergic conjunctivitis – While both can cause excess tearing and conjunctivitis, allergic conjunctivitis tends to be acute in onset from a new exposure, causes itching, can have papillary ...
Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the eye and surrounding associated with tyroid disease or dysfunction. The most common presenting signs are orbital and periorbital edema, eyelid retraction, eyelid lag in downgaze, restrictive strabismus, compressive optic neuropathy, and exposure keratopathy.
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