Interventions for the initial, active phase of thyroid eye disease (TED) include treatments for dry eye and immunosuppression. Once the disease stabilizes, usually after 18-36 months, surgical procedures can help restore eye function and appearance.
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As optical coherence tomography quickly evolves to more specific modalities with higher resolution and enhanced depth, its importance in clinical practice will grow, particularly with more portable units.
Excellent Result in Chronic Corneal Edema Case
An 85-year-old woman presents with chronic corneal edema and presumed partial limbal cell deficiency with superficial and deep stromal neovascularization and opacity. How would you treat her?
Case Study: Enhancement 13 Years after LASIK
When old vision correction technology meets the latest in refractive surgery, challenges ensue. Achieving patient and surgical goals requires an innovative approach.
Visian ICL: An Alternative in Refractive Surgery
When a 40-year-old woman with a prior episode of herpes simplex keratitis wanted vision correction, the Visian Implantable Collamer Lens offered a safe option.
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Strabismus Surgery in Thyroid Eye Disease
A new technique developed by Cole Eye Institute’s Elias Traboulsi, MD, has been shown to improve surgical outcomes for the roughly 5 percent of patients with thyroid eye disease who require strabismus surgery.
Optical Coherence Tomography Gives New Insight Into Choroid
The use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) is expanding into previously uncharted territory: the choroid. As researchers fine-tune enhanced depth imaging OCT, ophthalmologists are gaining a new tool to evaluate choroidal conditions, retinal degeneration and ocular tumors.