GRAVES ORBITOPATHY

Course overview

GRAVES ORBITOPATHY OCCURS IN PATIENTS WITH GRAVES DISEASE AND IS AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE OF RETRO-OCULAR TISSUE. COMPLICATIONS CAN BE SERIOUS AND SIGHT-THREATENING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW TO EVALUATE PATIENTS WITH GRAVES' ORBITOPATHY AND TREAT THEM ACCORDING TO THE SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH GRAVES ORBITOPATHY, AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH GRAVES EYE DISEASE.