Thyroid Eye Disease: 12 Remedies That May Help

Thyroid eye disease (TED), also called Graves' eye disease, Graves' ophthalmopathy, or Graves' orbitopathy, is an autoimmune condition in which inflammation affects the tissues and muscles surrounding the eyes.

It most often occurs in people with Graves' disease and an overactive thyroid, but thyroid eye disease can also develop when thyroid hormone levels are normal or, less commonly, low.

Symptoms may include dry or gritty eyes, redness, swelling around the eyes, light sensitivity, pressure or pain behind the eyes, eyelid retraction, bulging eyes, and double vision. In more severe cases, swelling within the eye socket can threaten vision.

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