Michael J. Hawes, M. D., F.A.C.S.     |   home Excessive Tearing   |   Thyroid Related Eye Disease   |   Orbital Tumors   |   Lid turned in or out   |   Blepharoptosis or droopy eyelid   |   Skin Cancers   |   Loss of an Eye   |   Fractures   |   Trauma   |   Birth Defects   |   Blepharospasm Thyroid Related Eye Disease Pictured below is a patient with Graves' ophthalmopathy (thyroid related eye disease) preoperatively in the upper photo and following an orbital decompression surgery by Dr. Hawes and strabismus (double vision) repair (lower photo). Many problems result from Graves' eye disease, including: lid retraction (upper lid too high or lower lid too low) double vision bulgy eyes swelling of the eyelids and eyeballs blurry vision or loss of vision trouble closing the eyelids and dryness of the eyes/watering of the eyes The photos below show a patient with marked upper lid retraction and bulging of the eyes. The top photo is prior to surgery and the lower photo is one year following orbital decompression surgery. Sometimes these problems resolve with time and medical management, but other times surgery is necessary or helpful. Steroids (for example, Prednisone) may help on a temporary basis. Radiation therapy may help. Surgeries include orbital decompression (removal of the bone and/or fat of the eye socket to allow the eye to settle back into the socket), repair of double vision, lowering of the upper lids, raising the lower lids, and blepharoplasty. Several operations may be needed to obtain the best result. Services Menu 850 East Harvard Avenue #345 Denver, Colorado 80210 303-698-2424 303-698-2430 FAX staff@drhawes.com