Clinical efficacy of orbital decompression in patients with Graves ophthalmopathy

Abstract

AIM: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of orbital decompression in the treatment of Graves ophthalmopathy.METHODS: Totally 55 patients 77 eyes with Graves eye disease were selected in our hospital from February 2011 to February 2016. All eyes underwent orbital decompression, the visual acuity, exophthalmos and complications of the patients were followed up for 6mo. RESULTS:Postoperatively 6mo, the best corrected visual acuity were 0.23±0.09, which were better than that of preoperative 0.46±0.07(PPPCONCLUSION:Orbital decompression is an effective method for the treatment of Graves ophthalmopathy, but attention should be paid to postoperative complications such as diplopia.

Keywords

• orbital decompression
• Graves ophthalmopathy
• clinical effect
• safety
• safety