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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2022

Intraocular pressure improvement in patients receiving teprotumumab for the treatment of thyroid eye disease: a case series.

Matthew Chu, Jonathan Sung, Michael Song, Alice Song, Julia Song

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew ChuSouthern California Eye Physicians and Surgeons, 1111 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91105, USA.
Jonathan SungCenter for Oculofacial and Orbital Surgery, 10861 Cherry St., #208, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720, USA.
Michael SongCenter for Oculofacial and Orbital Surgery, 10861 Cherry St., #208, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720, USA.
Alice SongCenter for Oculofacial and Orbital Surgery, 10861 Cherry St., #208, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720, USA.
Julia SongSouthern California Eye Physicians and Surgeons, 1111 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91105, USA. jsongmd@drsongvision.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4278-6286
Orbital Research (United States) · USGleason (United States) · USSouthern California Eye Institute · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTeprotumumab is a novel treatment that reduces inflammation and symptoms caused by thyroid eye disease. There are limited data on teprotumumab's effect on intraocular pressure. CASE PRESENTATION: We report nine patients diagnosed with thyroid eye disease whose intraocular pressure decreased during teprotumumab treatment for 8 weeks: patient 1, a 67-year-old Hispanic woman; patient 2, an 86-year-old African-American man; patient 3, a 71-year-old Caucasian woman; patient 4, a 72-year-old Hispanic woman; patient 5, a 65-year-old Caucasian woman; patient 6, a 54-year-old Caucasian man; patient 7, a 54-year-old Asian man; patient 8, a 31-year-old Asian woman; patient 9, a 60-year-old Caucasian woman. The diagnosis of thyroid eye disease was based on increased redness, swelling, and excessive tearing; abnormal proptosis, lid retraction, and diplopia measurements were also taken during physical examination. Intraocular pressure in primary, lateral gaze, and upgaze was documented. There was significant (p = 0.0397) improvement of primary gaze eye pressure from pre-teprotumumab infusions (baseline) to completion of the treatment course.

conclusionsTeprotumumab significantly decreased the intraocular pressure for patients during the duration of the study. Teprotumumab is a novel medication that is approved for the primary treatment of thyroid eye disease in both acute and chronic thyroid eye disease. Previous treatments used to treat thyroid eye disease include glucocorticoids, radiotherapy, or orbital decompression surgery; however, these treatments all have significant limitations. Teprotumumab is an effective noninvasive alternative for decreasing symptoms of thyroid eye disease and, as shown, also lowers intraocular pressure. However, teprotumumab should not be used as a substitute for glaucoma medications; its ability to lower intraocular pressure may be in addition to lowering periorbital pressure and retro-orbital pressure.

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ExophthalmosGraves OphthalmopathyAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedFemaleHumansIntraocular PressureMaleMiddle AgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedteprotumumabIntraocular pressureLateral gazePrimary gazeTeprotumumabThyroid eye diseaseUpgaze

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PMID35538553
PMCPMC9087984
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