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    The eyes are as wide as copper bells! What should I do if exophthalmos appear after hyperthyroidism?

    • Last Update: 2023-01-06
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    Exophthalmosis Care


    Hyperthyroidism, clinically known as "thyroid-related eye disease", is one of the complications of hyperthyroidism and is divided into two main categories:
    1.
    Non-infiltrative exophthalmos, also known as benign exophthalmos and simple exophthalmos, are manifested as protrusion of the eyeball, staring or frightened eyes
    .

    Second, infiltrative exophthalmos, also known as malignant exophthalmos, can be transformed from benign exophthalmos, malignant exophthalmos patients often have photophobia, tearing, diplopia, vision loss, eye swelling, tingling, foreign body sensation, etc
    .


    Knowing what hyperthyroidism is, how to take care of it?
    1.
    Minimize unnecessary going out, if you really want to go out, you should also bring black or brown sunglasses to avoid strong light and dust bacteria stimulation
    .

    2.
    When you sleep at night, you can apply some antibacterial eye ointment or wear an eye mask to sleep, which can effectively prevent corneal dryness, as well as corneal ulcers and infections
    .

    3.
    Be sure to ensure that the eyes rest fully every day, avoid facing the computer mobile phone screen for a long time, you can do eye exercises every day, exercise the eye muscles to improve the function of
    the eye muscles.

    4.
    You should use a high pillow when sleeping, which can reduce the phenomenon
    of eye swelling.

    5.
    Patients with hyperthyroid exophthalmos should pay attention to light diet and limit the intake of water and salt to avoid aggravating the protrusion
    of the eyeball.

    6.
    In the daily diet, you can eat high-calorie, high-protein, high-vitamin foods, such as soy products, vegetables and fruits, etc.
    , and it is strictly forbidden to eat irritating foods and drinks
    .

    Don't be afraid when exophthalmos occurs after hyperthyroidism, early exophthalmos can be conditioned and improved, try to achieve early detection and early intervention!
    References:[1] Yu Fei.
    The eyes are as wide as copper bells, and they are wary of hyperthyroidism[J].
    Jiangsu Health Care,2022,(04):7.
    [2] ZHANG E.
    Research progress in clinical treatment and nursing of hyperthyroidism[J].
    Current Medicine,2015,19:7-8.
    )






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