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Naming

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Generally the appostrophy is dropped, and should be to remain consistant with Graves disease article name.

  • WHO ICD10 uses term: Dysthyroid exophthalmos
  • oph/237 at eMedicine uses: Thyroid Ophthalmopathy, Thyroid-associated orbitopathy and states "frequently termed Graves ophthalmopathy"
  • PubMed hits are revealing (PS no hits for "Graves' orbitopathy") and note there is overlap in located articles:
~ Orbitopathy ~ Ophthalmopathy ~Exophthalmos TOTAL
Graves ~ 34 1186 2 1222
Dysthyroid ~ 55 67 12 134
Thyroid ~ 66 120 7 193
Thyroid-associated ~ 70 271 299 640
TOTAL 225 1644 320 2189

Clearly the overwhelming literature term is Graves ophthalmopathy and I shall so rename (move this article). David Ruben Talk 01:47, 12 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A picture may be worth a thousand words

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In the discussion below, would it be possible to provide a video clip which makes clear Kocher's sign, Von Graefe's sign,and Dalrymple's sign. (In this case a picture may be worth a thousand words.)

"In mild disease, patients present with eyelid retraction. In fact, upper eyelid retraction is the most common ocular sign of Graves' orbitopathy. This finding is associated with lid lag on infraduction (Von Graefe's sign), eye globe lag on supraduction (Kocher's sign), a widened palpebral fissure during fixation (Dalrymple's sign) and an incapacity of closing the eyelids completely (lagophthalmos). Due to the proptosis, eyelid retraction and lagophthalmos, the cornea is more prone to dryness and may present with chemosis, punctate epithelial erosions and superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis. The patients also have a dysfunction of the lacrimal gland with a decrease of the quantity and composition of tears produced. Non-specific symptoms with these pathologies include irritation, grittiness, photophobia, tearing and blurred vision. Pain is not typical, but patients often complain of pressure in the orbit. Periorbital swelling due to inflammation can also be observed."

By the way Thak You, for the casual passer by, helpfull and interesting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.190.246.208 (talk) 16:52, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Actor Marty Feldman suffered from this, according to his article, although it's unsourced, but there's a pic there of him that could serve as an example, possibly. -- œ 04:32, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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