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In milder cases of thyroid eye disease, typical treatments for dry eye syndrome work well. These include but are not limited to:
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- Wrap-around sunglasses to avoid glare
- Room humidifiers
- Prism lenses in eye glasses to reduce double vision.
- Short course of Prednisone to address eye swelling and redness
You may need to tape your eyes closed at night to prevent drying. Sunglasses and eye drops may reduce eye irritation. Rarely, surgery or radiation therapy (different from radioactive iodine) may be needed to return the eyes to their normal position.
Some doctors recommend orbital radiation, which can be successful in some patients.
In rare cases, when medical treatment has not resolved the retracted and puffy eyelids, or double vision, doctors will recommend corrective surgery.
Eyelid surgery is primarily cosmetic in nature, and is designed to bring the eyelids into a more normal position, to improve appearance.
Surgery for double vision works with the muscles that control eye movement.
In a very small percentage of patients, the swelling in the orbital area impairs vision by pressing on the optic nerve. In these cases, a surgery called orbital decompression is needed in order to prevent severe complications.
Some of the eye problems related to Graves’ disease usually improve when hyperthyroidism is treated with medications, radiation, or surgery.
Radioactive iodine can sometimes make eye problems worse. Eye problems are worse in people who smoke, even after the hyperthyroidism is cured.
