Dr. Alon Kahana - "My Approach to Evaluating Patients with Graves' Eye Disease"

"My Approach to Evaluating Patients with Graves' Eye Disease"
Dr. Alon Kahana
Helmut F. Stern Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Presented at the Graves' Disease and Thyroid Foundation's 2011 Patient & Family Conference, November 5, 2011
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[@bomgal1]

Thank you for your presentation. I have this diease for 15 years and suffered with mis diagnosis.

[@andreadecarlo6084]

Great lecture, Dr Kahana. Bravo!

[@farristarley9837]

An excellent and insightful presentation. thank you

[@pamaherne1851]

Many thanks

[@TheMagneticPoetic]

Is there a Surgeon anywhere near Des Moines, Iowa that can do this reconstruction?

[@aprilc3574]

Did you look for Dr Carter in Iowa City?
www.uihealthcare.org/Plasticsurgery/plastic-cosmetic-surgery-doctors/dr-keith-carter.html

[@Kidscanmakeadiffernc]

can relate! videos of my recent orbital decompression surgery on my channel now and more coming

[@Mrjjboi123]

having been diagnosed for 6 years with FND-Functional Neurological Disorder, i think its graves disease after watching this lecture, I even took pictures of my eyes over several weeks showed them to my neuro-psychiatrist, who deleted them from my phone saying it was health anxiety, it was showing the drooping eyelids and slight bulge in one of eyes have also been having double vision and one eye turning in. I do have a lot of other issues which probably are FND weak muscles, fatigue, fibromyalgia, twitches- eyes, lower face around mouth and stomach, arms, doctor says its benign fasciculation syndrome, bowel and bladder problems, maybe its a crossover of both Graves and FND, does anyone else with Graves have any of these other symptoms?

[@GravesAndThyroid]

Hello - I'm not familiar with FND, but highly recommend getting in to see an experienced ophthalmologist to evaluate your eyes and an endocrinologist to evaluate your thyroid hormone levels. We often recommend that patients bring pictures in to an appointment with their eye doctor, so it's really inexcusable for a doctor to have deleted those from your phone without your permission. :-(

[@Mrjjboi123]

@@GravesAndThyroid thank you for your reply I am awaiting an appointment at the eye hospital, and I will ask my GP to refer me to an endocrinologist. Many thanks and well wishes to everyone from Scotland