Many conditions that the body suffers from can affect the eyes. Thyroid disease is one of these conditions. Thyroid eye disease is a serious condition that, if left untreated, leads to loss of vision. With thyroid disease, your immune system mistakenly attacks the muscles and tissues behind your eyes. Getting the correct thyroid eye treatment is important for the continued health of your eyes. At Eye Wellness Center in Bellaire, TX, our ophthalmologist will provide the thyroid eye treatment that you need.

Stage One-Acute

In stage one, the symptoms may happen without warning and things can go downhill quickly. In this stage, there may be swelling and redness or your eyes may feel dry and gritty. Your eyes may not work together, you may experience double vision, have sensitivity to light, feel pressure, and pain.

Stage Two-Chronic

In phase two, it may seem as if you have been cured. The majority of symptoms may have calmed down or not gotten worse. The disease is still active, it has not gone away unless it has been treated. The redness and swelling may have caused scarring that will leave you with some symptoms like double vision, bulging, and misaligned eyes. Treatment is important for the continued health of your eyes.

Getting treatment as early as possible will give you the best results, but it is better to do it late than never. Your treatment may include eye drops, eye gel, steroids, radiotherapy, surgery, wrap round tinted glass, and sleeping with the head of the bed raised or with eye shields.

We currently offer five clinical trial options for thyroid eye disease at our Bellaire clinic.

Contact Our Ophthalmologist in Bellaire, TX

If you suspect you have thyroid eye disease (TED), contact Eye Wellness Center in Bellaire, TX. Dr. Tang will diagnose and treat your eye issues. Call our team today at (713) 478-9123 or reach us through our website by using our online contact form.