What department does thyroid gland look at

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Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy is one of the most common orbital diseases. It has been named many times before, including thyroid ophthalmopathy, thyroid toxic ophthalmopathy, endocrine ophthalmopathy, endocrine exophthalmos, exophthalmos goiter, thyroid related orbital disease, malignant exophthalmos and invasive exophthalmos. Later, it was called Graves' disease by scholars. Traditionally, the patients with ocular symptoms and hyperthyroidism were called Graves' ophthalmopathy, while the patients without hyperthyroidism and its history were called ocular Graves' disease. It belongs to ophthalmology in the Department of facial features. Now let's learn more about it.

What department does thyroid gland look at

First: thyroid associated ophthalmopathy is a group of extremely complex orbital diseases, the main clinical manifestations are: photophobia, tears, foreign body sensation, decreased vision and diplopia. There may also be: eyelid retraction, upper eyelid tardiness, conjunctival congestion, periorbital tissue edema, exophthalmos, extraocular muscle hypertrophy, eyelid insufficiency and other signs.

Second, there are many grades and classifications of thyroid associated ophthalmopathy. Mild patients are characterized by tardiness and retraction of eyelids, and most of them are young; moderate active diseases are characterized by persistent retraction of eyelids, tardiness of eyelids, exophthalmos and some soft tissue signs; severe diseases are more common in middle-aged and elderly patients.

Third: the pathogenesis of thyroid associated ophthalmopathy is not clear, and there are many treatment options. Common treatment methods are: drug or radiotherapy, surgery plus glucocorticoid therapy, surgery and so on. Amikacin or rifampicin eye drops, erythromycin or ofloxacin eye ointments are commonly used in drug treatment.

matters needing attention

Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy can be prevented. Thyroid hormone level should be adjusted actively to keep it in the normal range, and sudden decrease or increase of drugs should be avoided as far as possible. They should also avoid spicy and irritating food, quit smoking, prevent eye fatigue, wear sunglasses in case of strong light, avoid emotional excitement as far as possible, put the head in a high position during sleep, and apply eye ointment to protect those with incomplete closure of eyelid fissure.