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- Title
Reactivation of thyroid-associated orbitopathy after cataract surgery.
- Authors
Joseph Shadpour; Ravi Menghani; Robert Goldberg; Angelo Tsirbas
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
CATARACT surgery complications; THYROID eye disease; OPHTHALMIC surgery; MEDICAL care; DISEASES in older women
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009, Vol 53, Issue 1, p44
- ISSN
0021-5155
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10384-008-0607-x