The most useful biomarker for extraocular muscle enlargement in thyroid eye disease (TED) is unclear. According to this study, higher thyroid-stimulating antibody (TSAb) levels and older age were ...

Thyroid eye disease is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing inflammation in the muscles and other tissues behind the eye. It can lead to other eye complications, including glaucoma. Thyroid eye ...

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the thyroid gland. Approximately 27 percent of patients with Graves’ disease in North America will develop an eye disease that is known ...

Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an inflammatory eye disease that causes damage and swelling in the tissues around the eyes. The most common cause of TED is Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disease where ...

When looking in the mirror, do youParentsSeeing sleepy looking eyes? Maybe your upper eyelid is drooping slightly or covering ...

Endoscopic orbital decompression is a surgery to treat Graves’ orbitopathy (thyroid eye disease). It removes the middle and bottom walls of the bone surrounding the eye. Surgeons use endoscopes and ...

You’re sitting at your computer when it starts — that annoying flutter in your eyelid that feels like a tiny butterfly trapped under your skin. Most of the time, eye twitching is harmless and goes ...

Uncontrollable blinking is often considered normal, but in some cases it can lead to various interpretations and perceptions. In Malay culture in particular, blinking the left eye is often associated ...

Exophoria is the term for one eye drifting uncontrollably outwards. Exophoria may cause blurred or double vision, eye fatigue, and difficulty focusing on objects. Exophoria is a problem with eye ...

A specific gene may play a key role in new treatments that prevent muscle in the body from breaking down in serious muscle diseases, muscular dystrophies. A specific gene may play a key role in new ...

Local ophthalmologists are studying whether children who can pass school eye screenings but still have vision problems will do better on standardized tests if the problems are detected early. The ...