Ophthalmologists are a critical part of the medical team needed to treat thyroid eye disease.
An endocrinologist is usually the team leader, but ophthalmologists, diagnostic and therapeutic radiologists, along with an otolaryngologist/audiologist are other important team members.
In most cases, the systemic symptoms of hyperthyroidism precede the ocular findings, and the diagnosis of thyroid eye disease (TED) has been made and treatment initiated before an ophthalmologist is consulted. However, we ophthalmologists make the primary diagnosis in some patients. Critical findings include diplopia