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Graves’ Ophthalmopathy

November 2006

• Increase in protrusion of the eyes in patients treated with pioglitazone
  
  
• Measurements of serum thyrotropin-receptor antibodies may predict the severity of Graves’ eye disease

March 2006

• Inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-a activity reduces inflammation in patients with Graves’ eye disease

November 2005

• Radioactive iodine therapy for hyperthyroidism does not exacerbate eye disease in patients with Graves’ disease
  
  
• Intravenous glucocorticoid therapy is superior to oral glucocorticoid therapy in patients with Graves’ eye disease

July 2005

• Treatment with a long-acting form of octreotide is not beneficial in patients with Graves’ eye disease

March 2005

• Octreotide therapy is not beneficial in patients with Graves’ eye disease

July 2004

• Proliferation of fatty tissue behind the eyes is increased in patients with Graves’ ophthalmopathy

November 2003

• Destruction of the thyroid gland can ameliorate eye problems in patients with Graves' disease

July 2003

• Thyrotropin receptors and proinflammatory cytokines are present in orbital tissue in Graves' eye disease

November 2002

• Long-term impairment in vision and quality of life in patients with Graves' eye disease