Reactivation of thyroid-associated orbitopathy after cataract surgery.

Authors :: Shadpour JM
Menghani RM
Douglas RS
Goldberg RA
Tsirbas A
Source :: Japanese journal of ophthalmology [Jpn J Ophthalmol] 2009 Jan; Vol. 53 (1), pp. 44-46. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Jan 30.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: Background: We describe an episode of thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO) following sequential bilateral cataract surgery.<br />Case: We report the case of an 80-year-old woman who developed TAO in 2000.<br />Observations: After an episode of mild TAO, the patient's condition was stable and quiescent for 4 years. Following cataract surgery on her right eye in 2004, there was rapid worsening of the TAO bilaterally that lasted approximately 12 months. Her condition then stabilized for 2 years. In 2007, she had cataract surgery on the left eye and the TAO again worsened bilaterally.<br />Conclusion: Cataract surgery may lead to recrudescence of TAO in predisposed individuals.