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Index
Thyroid Conditions
Underactive Thyroid Symptoms
Thyroid Antibodies
Thyroid cysts
Thyroid Nodules
Thyroid Cancer
Armour Thyroid
Thyroid Diesease
Thyroid Tests
Thyroid Uptake scan
Thyroid Eye Disease
Thyroid Medication
Signs and Symptoms of Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid Supplements
Thyroid Articles
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Thyroid Eye Disease
There are many different names you might
find for the eye disorders arising due to thyroid disease
A few of these names are:
Thyroid disorders cause dry eyes in a lot of people. When a person is suffering
from dry eyes, the amount of tears being produced by his eyes is vastly reduced
and his eyes start to feel very dry. Although it is called dry eyes, sometimes
the eyes also produce an abnormally high amount of tears. A person treats dry
eyes using artificial tears to lubricate his eyes which provides comfort for the
eyes and prevents them from being damaged
Sometimes the thyroid disorder causes thyroid orbitopathy , where the eye
muscles are no longer able to control the movement of the eyes and thus leads to
double vision and difficulty in reading.
Causes of Thyroid Eye Disease
When an auto-immune attack starts on the
thyroid, the antibodies which attack the thyroid, also start attacking the eye
tissues. This is because, thyroid disease is an auto-immune disease, in which
more than one organ may be attacked, and in most of the cases, it is the thyroid
and eyes which are attacked.
Symptoms of Thyroid Eye Disease
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The eyelids become swollen and reddish.
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The muscles and fat which surrounds the eye, swells and pushes
the eyes forward giving a bulging appearance to the eyes.
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The eye muscles lose the ability to control eye movements
causing double vision or diplopia.
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Bloodshot or reddish veins in eyes
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The amount of tears being produced by the eyes gets
reduced,causing dry eyes.
Treatments for Thyroid Eye Disease range from using eyedrops or
ointments for lubrication to, in very rare cases, surgery.
Surgery becomes necessary when the eye disease becomes
really severe:
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in the case of orbital decompression,
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for the muscles of the eye in case of double vision,
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and to correct the lid position.
A doctor needs to be careful and wait for the active phase of
the thyroid disease to be over before surgery is performed. A low dose
radiotherapy is given by a few opthalmologists as they believe that it can
improve results after the active phase is over. In Cases where the condition is
not so severe,then surgery is not required and an eye professional could help by
providing lenses with special prisms to help with the double vision and
recommend artificial tears for dry eyes.
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Facts about Thyroid Nodules
A vast majority of the thyroid nodules are
benign.So,please dont Panic if you discover a lump or nodule in your
neck.Just check with your doctor and maybe get a needle biopsy test done to
make sure that it is not cancerous. |
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Thyroid Medication & Diet
When taking thyroid medication,you should
take special care. Take your medicines in the morning on an empty stomach
and have your breakfast an hour later. |
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Thyroid Supplements
Reduce or Completely stop taking your
thyroid supplements if you feel unwell, your pulse is more than 75 beats a
minute or your thyroid function blood tests are showing abnormal results. |
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