Graves’ ophthalmopathy

Jul 29, 2024

With an estimated 1 million patients affected in the US, thyroid eye disease is a burden for some disorders which become sight-threatening in upto 5% of the cases. Until today, only one thyroid eye disease treatment drug for adults has been approved by the FDA.  Developed by Horizon Therapeutics (now acquir...

May 19, 2023

Graves’ ophthalmopathy, also known as thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy and thyroid eye disease, is the most frequent extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves’ disease. The majority of Graves’ ophthalmopathy cases are caused due to Graves’ disease, and only a small percentage of these patients arise from other euthyr...