BULGING, BOTH EYES: TREATMENT
For most people, simple self-care remedies are all you’ll need to treat the bulging eyes caused by Graves’ disease, in addition to taking medication that will bring your Graves’ disease under control. Try sleeping with your head on an extra pillow, which will help reduce the swelling of your eyes. Bulging eyes may become irritated because more of their surface area is exposed, and eyedrops can sometimes help soothe the discomfort.
However, if the condition has been untreated for a long period of time, these treatments may not be effective. In this case, surgery will help. The surgeon will open up a space in a sinus cavity behind the eyes in order to allow the expanded tissues more room. This will reduce some of the pressure the swollen tissue is placing on the eyeballs. At the same time, since the pressure of the tissues can hamper your vision by pressing on the optic nerve, your doctor may repair any damage to the nerve. In addition, your doctor may perform minor cosmetic surgery to return the lower and upper eyelids, which frequently become pulled back in Graves’ disease, to their normal appearance.
After surgery, it’s important that you follow your doctor’s instructions to treat your Graves’ disease with hormonal therapy so that your bulging eyes will not recur.
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