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Reactivation of thyroid-associated orbitopathy after cataract surgery

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Abstract

Background

We describe an episode of thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO) following sequential bilateral cataract surgery.

Case

We report the case of an 80-year-old woman who developed TAO in 2000.

Observations

After an episode of mild TAO, the patient’s condition was stable and quiescent for 4 years. Following cataract surgery on her right eye in 2004, there was rapid worsening of the TAO bilaterally that lasted approximately 12 months. Her condition then stabilized for 2 years. In 2007, she had cataract surgery on the left eye and the TAO again worsened bilaterally.

Conclusion

Cataract surgery may lead to recrudescence of TAO in predisposed individuals.

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  1. Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Joseph M. Shadpour, Ravi M. Menghani, Raymond S. Douglas, Robert A. Goldberg & Angelo Tsirbas

  2. UCLA JSEI-Oph, BOX 957006, 2-267 JSEI, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-7006, USA

    Raymond S. Douglas

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Correspondence to Raymond S. Douglas.

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Shadpour, J.M., Menghani, R.M., Douglas, R.S. et al. Reactivation of thyroid-associated orbitopathy after cataract surgery. Jpn J Ophthalmol 53, 44–46 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-008-0607-x

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