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Treatment for exophtalmos in euthyroidism

Hello to all and thank you for having me.
I am 35 with autoimmune-thyroid disease.  
Athough my thyroid hormones are within the physiological range,  I have recently been diagnosed with Graves disease with the following characteristics:
positive TSI antibodies
positive TPO antibodies
slight upper eyelidraction due to minor exopthalmos
TSH normal (1.8), FT3 and FT4 in the normal range and so are T3 and T4.

I would very much appreciate it if you culd give me some advise us to which type of therapy would be best suited for my case.
Are there any treatments for Graves patients with eye disease only?
What should I expect in relation to the progress of the disease as far as my eyes are concerned?.
Is it more likely that the eye disease will get worse before it gets any better?

Thanks ever so much for your kind help and support and for the great work that you do!

Poppy
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I had to go see a neuro opthamologist for my eyes due to graves disease.

Eventually I will have to get surgery for the eyelids, but not any time soon. I was told to use eye oniment & eye drops, because of the dryness, it is painful for some who have thyroid eye disease.
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