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Are there multiple types of thyroid eye diseases?

If so what are they?

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There is many different ones and different names
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Answer:

Thyroid eye disease can sometimes develop in people with thyroid, thyroid is a disease in the endocrine gland - which in humans is in the throat- it consists of two connected lobes. It is common to grow in people with Graves' hyperthyroidism. When you have this condition, your immune system attacks and damages the muscles and other tissues around and inside of the eyes.

Thyroid eye disease symptoms can include redness, dryness, itchiness, or gritty sensation in the eyes. As the condition progresses, inflammation can cause difficulty moving or closing the eyes. Rarely, thyroid eye disease can be severe enough to cause vision loss.

The symptoms of Thyroid eye diseases include bulging, inflammation, dryness, blood shot, pain and vision impairment, all consisting in the eyes.

eye disease in people with thyroid problems goes by several names, including:

  • Thyroid eye disease, sometimes abbreviated as TED
  • Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO)
  • Thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO)
  • Grave's orbitopathy
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