Hyperthyroid protruding eyes can be retracted by intraorbital injections of hormonal medications, local radiation therapy, and surgical treatment.
Hyperthyroidism causes protruding eyes due to thyroid-related ophthalmopathy, in which the soft tissues in the patient’s orbit appear to proliferate, resulting in an increase in the volume of orbital contents and pushing the eyeballs to protrude.
1. Intraorbital injection of hormonal drugs: hormonal drugs can be injected into the orbit at the early stage of the disease, such as trimethoprim injection, injection of methylprednisolone sodium succinate and so on, to induce the atrophy of the proliferated soft tissues and promote the retraction of hyperthyroidism protruding eyes.
2. Local radiotherapy: when hyperthyroidism protrudes, local radiotherapy can also be used to avoid the proliferation of soft tissues in the orbit, thus promoting the retraction of the protruding eyeball.
3. Surgery: When the above treatments fail to improve the symptoms of hyperthyroid protruding eyes, surgery can be considered, such as orbital decompression surgery.
Patients with hyperthyroidism who have protruding eyes should go to regular hospitals in time, and the doctor will formulate a reasonable treatment plan after understanding their condition in detail.