Patient Bulletins
The Graves’ Disease and Thyroid Foundation has posted informational “Bulletins” on Graves’ disease to our website.
These bulletins cover several areas of concern that are beneficial to patients and family members. The bulletins are in pdf form so they're printable from your home computer. If you have any suggestions on topics you would like information on, send us a message in the Contact Us section of our website.
Bulletin Number
18
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Anatomical Pictures of Normal vs. Graves’ Eye Muscles
Illustrations by Allison Grimes
Figure 1. In Graves’ ophthalmopathy, the extraoccular muscles become infiltrated with micropolysaccharides, and the muscles become enlarged, firm, rubbery and resistant to passive stretching. The muscle volume may be increased eight to ten times the normal size. With time, scarring and shortening of the muscles may occur, resulting in double vision.
Figure 1
Figure 2. Normal eye muscles, which are flat and flexible, allowing for free movement of the eye in all directions.
Figure 2
Illustrations by Allison Grimes
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