How to treat hyperthyroid eye protrusion

Mild hyperthyroidism eye protrusion patients generally need active drug treatment of primary disease, while moderate and severe hyperthyroidism patients, in the active drug treatment of primary disease at the same time, according to the different degrees of hyperthyroidism eye protrusion to take surgery, radiation and other different ocular treatment programs. 1. Drug treatment: patients with hyperthyroidism can use glucocorticoid and immunosuppressant drugs as prescribed by doctors, such as periocular injection of triamcinolone acetonide injection, oral prednisolone tablets, cyclophosphamide and so on. 2. Surgical treatment: patients with obvious eyeball protrusion can have surgical treatment, such as orbital decompression surgery. 3. Radiation therapy: patients with hyperthyroidism who have protruding eyeballs can also be treated with radiation therapy, which refers to the iodine-131 treatment of the thyroid gland. The mechanism of its action is that iodine-131 will be highly polymerized in the thyroid tissue, destroying the thyroid tissue, and the secretion of thyroid hormones will decrease after the destruction of the thyroid tissue, so as to achieve the purpose of treating hyperthyroidism. It is recommended that patients with hyperthyroidism seek medical attention in a timely manner to assess their condition and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.