How to treat thyroid-related eye disease

Thyroid-related eye disease can be treated with antithyroid medication, iodine 131 therapy, etc. For severe protruding eyes with significant vision threat, intraorbital decompression surgery may be performed, consultation with a doctor is recommended. Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy, or Graves’ ophthalmopathy, is categorized into non-invasive and invasive proptosis depending on the severity of the condition. It is one of the specific manifestations of diffuse goiter with hyperthyroidism. Non-infiltrative synophthalmos usually does not require special treatment, and the synophthalmos will be relieved with the control of hyperthyroidism. In the treatment of hyperthyroidism, small doses of antithyroid drugs are used to slowly control the symptoms of hyperthyroidism, while timely and appropriate amounts of thyroid preparations can help to improve the symptoms of protruding eyes. The use of radioactive iodine 131 treatment for severe cases of proptosis should be cautious. People with proptosis should also be careful to avoid smoking, which can aggravate proptosis. Intraorbital decompression surgery may be indicated for severe protruding eyes with significant visual threat. During the detection of thyroid-related eye disease, it is necessary to eat a proper diet and try not to eat foods containing iodine, otherwise it will lead to an increase in the level of thyroid hormones, which is not conducive to the control of the disease. Thyroid hormone levels should be monitored regularly during the period, and the medication should not be stopped when the levels return to normal, but should be stopped under the guidance of a medical professional.