{"id":674,"date":"2026-01-29T13:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/?page_id=674"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:22:43","slug":"thyroid-eye-disease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/patient-journey\/thyroid-eye-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Thyroid Eye Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Patient Journey<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Thyroid Eye Disease<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Symptoms<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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  • Bulging or protruding eyes<\/li>\n
  • Redness and irritation<\/li>\n
  • Dry or watery eyes<\/li>\n
  • Double vision<\/li>\n
  • Difficulty fully closing the eyes<\/li>\n
  • Pressure or discomfort around the eyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    Causes<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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    • Immune system attacks the tissues around the eyes<\/li>\n
    • Often related to an overactive thyroid gland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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      Diagnosis<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

      Doctor will perform eye exams, blood tests, and imaging to understand the condition.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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      Treatment<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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      • Medications to control thyroid levels.<\/li>\n
      • Eye drops to relieve dryness and irritation.<\/li>\n
      • Steroid or immune - suppressing medicines<\/li>\n
      • Surgery in severe cases to reduce eye bulging or correct eyelid position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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        Recovery & Follow - Up<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

        Regular check - ups are important. Treatment controls symptoms but may take time<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":142,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-674","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1092,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/674\/revisions\/1092"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dipi_cpt_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dipi_cpt_category?post=674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}