The somewhat unfamiliar name 'Graves disease' is an autoimmune disease caused by excessive stimulation of the thyroid gland ...

Approximately 27 percent of patients with Graves’ disease in North America will develop an eye disease that is known as Thyroid Eye Disease or Graves’ orbitopathy. Symptoms can include double vision, ...

Thyroid eye disease is an autoimmune disease that inflames tissues behind the eyes. About 1 in 4 people with Graves' disease have thyroid eye disease. You may hear it called Graves' eye disease.

and the presence of antibodies to orbital antigens is inconsistently related to eye disease, indicating at most a secondary role for humoral autoimmunity in pathogenesis. Susceptibility to Graves ...

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Other symptoms of Graves' disease may include anxiety, weight loss, heat sensitivity and bulging eyes. "It's a situation ... including minor ones, during your appointment. 2024 Mayo Clinic News ...

Smith, MD, of Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Around half of people with Graves' disease develop thyroid eye disease, an autoimmune disease driven by insulin-like ...

I had read about thyroid eye disease and that there is some chance that you can develop it after having Graves’ disease if you have your thyroid removed. I went to my endocrinologist and she ...

I have Graves Disease, had RAI about 4 yrs ago, already had three eye operations. I am on 1mg eltroxin per day. For a month now I have been struggeling with my right eye. Had pressure behind eyes ...

Left untreated, Graves' disease can cause irregular menstrual cycles, difficulties getting pregnant and problems both during and after pregnancy, according to the Office on Women's Health. An eye ...

Endoscopic orbital decompression is a surgery to treat Graves’ orbitopathy (thyroid eye disease). It removes the middle and bottom walls of the bone surrounding the eye. Surgeons use endoscopes and ...

Graves' disease may also cause you to have symptoms that involve your eyes. In this case, your immune system attacks tissues around your eyes. When Graves' disease affects your eyes, your doctor ...