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Editorial
. 2007 Apr;91(4):409-10.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.110932.

Dysthyroid optic neuropathy: a clinical diagnosis or a definable entity?

Colin M Dayan, Margaret R Dayan
Editorial

Dysthyroid optic neuropathy: a clinical diagnosis or a definable entity?

Colin M Dayan et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

The diagnosis of DON should be made correctly; those affected should be treated promptly and those unaffected spared the risks associated with treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Comment on

  • Clinical features of dysthyroid optic neuropathy: a European Group on Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) survey.
    McKeag D, Lane C, Lazarus JH, Baldeschi L, Boboridis K, Dickinson AJ, Hullo AI, Kahaly G, Krassas G, Marcocci C, Marinò M, Mourits MP, Nardi M, Neoh C, Orgiazzi J, Perros P, Pinchera A, Pitz S, Prummel MF, Sartini MS, Wiersinga WM; European Group on Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO). McKeag D, et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Apr;91(4):455-8. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.094607. Epub 2006 Oct 11. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007. PMID: 17035276 Free PMC article.

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