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Graves' ophthalmopathy (also known as thyroid eye disease (TED), dysthyroid/thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO), Graves' orbitopathy) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder affecting the orbit around the eye, characterized by upper eyelid retraction, lid lag, swelling, redness (erythema), conjunctivitis, and bulging eyes (exopthalmos).
Why are some thyroid diseases associated with eye problems? Graves disease an autoimmune disease, is a disorder in which the body attacks itself. The body produces antibodies that bind to cells on the thyroid gland and stimulate them to make extra thyroid hormone. The antibodies can also stimulate cells in the orbit, the space around the eye, to cause them to grow and divide. While Graves disease is the most common thyroid condition associated with eye changes, other diseases such as Hashimotos's thyroiditis and toxic nodular goiter may affect the eye as well.