Unilateral or bilateral painless proptosis, eyelid retraction, eyelid lag, and motility disturbances?
Thyroid ophthalmopathy
- multisystem. autoimmune disorder
- hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, euthyroid
- inflammation and enlargement EOM
- IR>MR>SR>LR
- fusiform enlargement sparing the tendon
- peribulbar tissues.
- Proptosis
- Eyelid retraction
- Corneal problems
- Diplopia
- Optic nerve compression
- Treatment depending on the severity
- Systemic and laboratory evaluation is mandatory