Q: Lately, we've been seeing a lot of ads on TV for a medication to treat thyroid eye disease. My daughter, who is 23, suffers from dry eyes, and now she's sure she has it. What is thyroid eye ...

There was a lot of excitement when Tepezza became the first drug approved for the treatment of thyroid eye disease in January ...

Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a complex autoimmune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the orbit that is associated with a spectrum of signs and symptoms and varying levels of severity.

Thyroid Eye Disease: The Patient’s Perspective Even long after the active phase of thyroid eye disease has subsided, a multitude of challenging quality-of-life issues may persist.

Thyroid eye disease is an autoimmune disease that affects the health and shape of the eyes. Board-certified reconstructive and cosmetic oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Robert Schwarcz has some insight on ...

Thyroid eye disease can be explained simply by saying that it is a disease where autoantibodies target specific eye cells, causing them to bulge out and compress the optic nerve.

Dear Reader: Thyroid eye disease is actually quite rare. Here in the United States, the incidence rate is about 19 cases per 100,000 people. It is more than 4 times as common in women as it is in men.

Thyroid Eye Disease: The Patient’s Perspective —Even long after the active phase of thyroid eye disease has subsided, a multitude of challenging quality-of-life issues may persist.

Thyroid eye disease is often related to Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disorder that can cause the thyroid to be overactive. But not everyone who has Graves’ disease will develop TED.

Ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists are occasionally involved in surgeries related to the eye disease as well. All these specialists operate together in a Thyroid Eye Disease Clinic at Mayo Clinic.

Thyroid eye disease is an autoimmune disease that affects the health and shape of the eyes. Board-certified reconstructive and cosmetic oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Robert Schwarcz has some insight on ...

Dear Reader: Thyroid eye disease is actually quite rare. Here in the United States, the incidence rate is about 19 cases per 100,000 people. It is more than 4 times as common in women as it is in men.