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ArticleJournal of current ophthalmology2017

Ultrasonographic motion analysis of lower eyelid compartments in patients with chronic thyroid associated ophthalmopathy.

Mohammad Taher Rajabi, Konstantinos Papageorgiou, Mehryar Taban, Catherine J Hwang, Seyedeh Simindokht Hosseini, Mohammad Bagher Rajabi, Robert A Goldberg

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Article in Journal of current ophthalmology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Mohammad Taher RajabiDivision of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Konstantinos PapageorgiouDivision of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Mehryar TabanDivision of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Catherine J HwangDivision of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Seyedeh Simindokht HosseiniEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Bagher RajabiEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Robert A GoldbergDivision of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · USFarabi Hospital · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo present the qualitative and quantitative ultrasonographic findings of lower eyelid compartments in patients with chronic thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) compared to normal subjects.

methodsIn a prospective study, dynamic and static ultrasonographic investigation, applying high resolution (15 MHz) ultrasound was performed to assess the lower eyelid, in 15 TAO patients that were in chronic phase and 10 normal subjects. The thickness and echogenisity of dermis, orbicular oculi muscle, lower eyelid retractor muscle, lower eyelid fat pads, and their qualitative relationships during vertical excursion of the globe were evaluated in static and dynamic investigation. Correlation of ultrasonic and clinical findings was evaluated.

resultsThe mean age of the patients was 41.82 ± 7.4 years, and the controls were age-matched (mean age, 42.8 ± 5.6 years). Mean proptosis of the involved eyes was 3.3 mm, and mean lower lid retraction was 2.4 mm in chronic TAO group. Pattern of fat motion was blocky in chronic TAO patients compared to normal jelly motion of the fat in normal cases. In analyzing the range of motion, the difference was significant in the motion of both superficial and deep fat pockets between the two groups (

conclusionDevelopment of a series of static and dynamic changes in ultrasound is related to the clinical findings in chronic phase of TAO. The limitation of motion and fibrotic changes of lower eyelid fat pads were more detectable in cases with a more severe proptosis and lower lid retraction. It is considered that ultrasound findings can be a representative of the severity of involvement in the chronic phase of the TAO.

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Lower lid fat padsLower lid retractionThyroid associated ophthalmopathyUltrasonography

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