Severe Corneal Damage in Thyroid Eye Disease. Clinical case and a Review of Literature

Ismailova D. S.
MD, PhD, CMedSci, Senior Researcher¹

1 - Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Moscow

Ismailova Dilyara; е-mail: d_ismailova@bk.ru

The study had no sponsorship.

None declared.

A severe case of corneal damage in patient with thyroid eye disease (TED) is presented. Surgical interventions and medication treatment performed on different disease stages are described. Complex treatment resulted in long-term stabilization and remission of TED. Brief review of literature deals with the problems of etiology, pathogenesis, risk factors and treatment of keratopathy associated with thyroid eye diseases. Treatment of corneal damage in patients with TED may be different and often complex, taking into consideration many factors. The choice of treatment depends on severity of corneal damage and orbital inflammation activity. Surgical treatment may include orbital decompression, lagophthalmos and eyelid retraction correction, corneal and squint surgery.

thyroid eye disease, corneal ulcer, dry eye syndrome, eyelid retraction, lagophthalmos, orbital decompression, pulse therapy, tarsorhaphy

10.29234/2308-9113-2019-7-1-16-25

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