In patients with thyroid-related eye disease, the thyroid function has stabilized for more than half a year, and the protruding eyeball has not worsened in the past six months. In order to say goodbye to the days of staring at the world as soon as possible, and to restore the normal appearance of patients, there must be a lot of preparations needed during the process of orbital decompression surgery. So, what do patients who want to undergo orbital decompression for thyroid-related eye disease have to do? First, make sure that thyroid function has been in the normal range for six months (this can be under medication control) and that the degree of protrusion of the eye and the severity of diplopia have not changed for six months. Bring them in order when you come to the hospital for consultation. Second, make sure that the blood sugar is controlled in the normal range, there is no obvious hypertension, no oral hypotensive drugs containing lisinopril such as Beijing Hypotensive 0, etc.; Third, how much is the hospital deposit? What is the total cost of hospitalization? The orbital decompression surgery is the largest surgery in ophthalmology. The hospital charges a hospital deposit of 15,000 yuan, and the total cost from hospitalization to discharge is about 15,000 yuan. IV. How many days is the hospital stay? Orbital decompression surgery usually takes about seven days from hospitalization to discharge, usually 2-3 days for examination before surgery and 2-3 days for observation after surgery; V. Is it done on both eyes together? How much time does it take to do surgery on one eye? You cannot do both eyes together, the interval between the two eyes usually takes two months. The surgery time for each eye takes two hours. VI. What are the risks of orbital decompression surgery? The biggest risk of orbital decompression surgery is postoperative blindness, which has been reported abroad, but of course the incidence is very low and has not been reported in China. However, it is important to inform the patient and family members about this in the preoperative conversation; the most common occurrence after orbital surgery is transient diplopia, which usually recovers in three months, and there is rarely permanent diplopia, and even if there is diplopia, it can be further corrected through surgery. 7. Is orbital decompression surgery effective? It should be said that the results are good. The satisfaction rate of patients treated in our hospital is about 96%, and through this surgery, many patients who have been suffering from this disease for many years have been given a new life. Will orbital decompression surgery leave scars? No. No scars are left. We operate from the inside of the inner and outer corners of the eye, so no scars are left. Some patients may have some bruising under the skin after surgery, but it will be absorbed in about 10 days. 9. Can I have surgery for both proptosis and diplopia? No, you cannot. There should be an interval of about 3 months. Do I need a family member with me for this surgery? Because it is a general anesthesia surgery and requires care after the surgery, some items need to be signed by family members, so at least one immediate family member is needed. What should I do if I am particularly worried about the damage? This surgery is a mature surgery internationally, but it is a difficult surgery and needs to be performed by senior doctors with rich orbital surgery experience, so there are only five or six good doctors in China. However, serious complications rarely occur, so there is no need to worry about doing it badly, as opportunities are reserved for those who are willing to take risks.