Abstract
Eye symptoms are a common feature of Graves’ disease, where the symptoms have an underlying immunological cause. Several designations have been used: endocrine ophthalmopathy, dysthyroid orbitopathy, dysthyroid ophthalmopathy, orbitopathy, infiltrative ophthalmopathy and thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO).
TAO has gradually gained favour among thyroidologists internationally. We therefore use this expression for the most part. The advantage of this term is that it indicates a direct association with the thyroid gland. In addition to Graves’ disease, TAO can also be seen in chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, even though this is far less common.
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Nyström, E., Berg, G., Jansson, S., Tørring, O., Valdemarsson, S. (2011). Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy. In: Thyroid Disease in Adults. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13262-9_19
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