Geneva, Nov. 2 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (ChiCTR2600134851) titled 'Clinical Research on Thyroid Eye Disease' on Oct. 21.
Study Type: Observational study
Study Design:
Cohort study
Primary Sponsor: Jiangsu Province Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University)
Condition:
Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an orbital disease closely associated with Graves' disease (GD). TED predominantly occurs in patients with Graves' hyperthyroidism, and approximately 25%40% of GD patients develop ocular involvement of varying severity. Nevertheless, TED is not simply caused by elevated thyroid hormone levels
a small subset of patients may develop the disease when thyroi...