What should I do if I have exophthalmos due to hyperthyroidism?

Exophthalmos is a common symptom of hyperthyroidism, and these hyperthyroidism symptoms are particularly prone to occur in people over 40 years old. Sometimes they are accompanied by symptoms of swollen eyelids and conjunctival congestion and edema, which seriously affect vision health. The treatment method can be a combination of Chinese and Western medicine or surgical treatment.

1. Combination of Chinese and Western medicine: Exophthalmos is caused by hyperthyroidism. The basis of its treatment is to control thyroid function. Only when the thyroid function is controlled can exophthalmos be treated. Western medicine has a strong effect on controlling thyroid function, so it must be used. Chinese medicine can gradually restore the fibrotic degeneration tissue behind the eyeball through the principle of reducing swelling and dispersing joints. Auricular acupuncture is a basic treatment method in traditional Chinese medicine. It can not only promote the repair and proliferation of local tissues, but also improve immunity and promote the recovery of diseases.

2. Hormone blocking therapy behind the eyeball: Hormones have many functions, one of which is anti-scar adhesion. This therapy uses this function to gradually change the deformed tissue behind the eyeball, thereby restoring the eyeball.

3. Surgical treatment: surgically remove the proliferated tissue, repair the muscles that control eye movement, loosen what needs to be loosened, and tighten what needs to be tightened to achieve the purpose of recovery. The first approach is currently the most commonly used, but it is difficult to implement. Some patients may not change what they should change after hormone therapy, and may change what they should not change. The effect of surgical treatment is not very good either.