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A study on the clinical profile of patients with thyroid-related orbitopathy presenting to a tertiary eye care institute

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Author Details : Sakshi Jain*, Ayushi Gupta, Rakesh Porwal

Volume : 9, Issue : 4, Year : 2023

Article Page : 641-644

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2023.120

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Abstract

Background: Thyroid-associated orbitopathy is an autoimmune disorder that is the most frequent extrathyroidal involvement of Graves’ disease but sometimes occurs in euthyroid or hypothyroid patients. Patients with Thyroid associated disease present with chemosis, superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis, proptosis, lid retraction and oedema, restricted extraocular muscle, and dysthyroid optic neuropathy.
Materials and Methods: This study was an observational cross-sectional study which included all the patients with all age groups who attended the Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital, Ajmer, with signs and symptoms of thyroid-associated orbitopathy or diagnosed with thyroid-associated orbitopathy with no history of multiple endocrine disorder.
Result: 95 subjects satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled in the study.The mean age of study participants was 43.93± 12.25 years. Age ranges from 21 years to 80 years. 59 (62.1%) were female. Among all patients 69 (72.6%) were hyperthyroid, 19 (20.0%) were euthyroid and 7 (7.4%) were euthyroid. 5 (5.2%) presented with dysthyroid optic neuropathy. 40(42.10%) cases were of active thyroid eye disease (TED) and the remaining 55 (57.8%) were inactive cases. Out of all active presenters, 30% were having Clinical Active Scoring (CAS) ?4.
Conclusion: Middleage group and female sex were the common clinical profile of the patients of TED. When active and Inactive TED groups were compared, findings such as Average CAS, dysthyroid optic neuropathy, average Hertel’s value, and presenting signs were significantly higher in the active group.
 

Keywords: Thyroid- associated orbitopathy, Proptosis, Dysthyroid optic neuropathy.

How to cite : Jain S, Gupta A, Porwal R, A study on the clinical profile of patients with thyroid-related orbitopathy presenting to a tertiary eye care institute. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2023;9(4):641-644

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