Journal Reviews

Twenty-four hour IOP patterns in patients with thyroid eye disease (OO/GL)

1 August 2015 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit | contact lens sensor, glaucoma, intraocular pressure, thyroid eye disease

Elevated IOP in patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) can be caused by restriction and compression of the globe by enlarged extraocular muscles, elevated episcleral venous pressure and increased mucopolysaccharide deposition in the trabecular meshwork. Although previous studies have investigated...