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Thyroid eye disease is a condition characterized by a tendency for the eyes to be pushed forwards (so-called “proptosis”) and for the eyelids to open too far (lid retraction).
At present there are four factors known to affect the outcome for TED: Two of them (age and sex) are hard to change. The other two factors, which can be modified, are the thyroid gland activity (needs regular checking by blood tests) and smoking.