Graves Ophthalmopathy

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Overview

Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is a condition that primarily affects the extraocular muscles, the muscles that rotate the eyeball up, down, and to the sides. It is closely associated with Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder that causes the thyroid to produce excess thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism). Graves' ophthalmopathy is also known as thyroid eye disease or thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy.



In GO, an unknown antigen (substance that triggers an immune response) activat...Read the full article