Probably yes. Sounds like you have a good team. Go with their recommendations.
JCH MD
Thank you for your response. I am seeing an endocrinologist and my ophthalmologist specializes in ophthalmic plastic and lacrimal surgery. He is apparently the best in my area and has 25 years experience with Graves' Ophthalmopathy. I have had horrible side effects with steriods including excrutiating leg pain, being in a 'fog' and ofcourse the not so nice physical changes. It sounds like orbital decompression won't happen until my eyes stabilize as my optic nerve is currently not at risk... although I have 20/60 and 20/40 vision (which constantly changes), high eye pressure and double vision (up, down and to the sides). I also have Worst Myopic lens implants.
Would radiation treatment be beneficial?
1. Be sure you are under the care of an ophthalmologist and an endocrinologist.
2. Ask for a second opinion from a oculoplastic surgeon.
3. Radiation is not done so much as in the past due to better medical RX of Graves, the use of steroids and orbital decompression.
JCH MD