Research Article

Value of Infrared Thermography Camera Attached to a Smartphone for Evaluation and Follow-up of Patients with Graves’ Ophthalmopathy

Table 4

Prospective clinical and thermographic evaluation of the 12 patients with Graves’ disease and active ophthalmopathy.

Clinical Activity Score before and after treatmentOphthalmometry before and after treatment
(mm - millimeters)
Temperature of right upper eyelid, right caruncle, left upper eye lid and left caruncle before and after treatment (°C – degree Celsius)Time between the first and second evaluationTreatment employed

Patient 1:
15-year-old male
Before
After
4/7
0/7
right - 20/left - 18
right - 11/left - 14
38.7; 39.3; 37.3; 37.6
36.7; 36.2; 36.5; 36.6
6 monthsMethimazole and eyedrops

Patient 2:
15-year-old female
Before
After
3/7
0/7
right - 25/left - 25
right – 24/left - 22
38.5; 38; 37.5; 37.4
36.1; 35.3; 36.6; 36.4
12 monthsMethimazole and eyedrops

Patient 3:
61-year-old male
Before
After
4/7
3/7
right - 20/left - 18
right - 30/left - 25
39.3; 39.1; 38.3; 38.1
37.8; 37.7; 37.3; 37.5
12 monthsMethimazole, prednisone and eyedrops

Patient 4:
30-year-old female
Before
After
3/7
0/7
right - 14/left - 12
right - 12/left - 11
38.2; 38.4; 38.9; 38.3
36.5; 36.7; 36.7; 36.9
6 monthsMethimazole and eyedrops

Patient 5:
30-year-old female
Before
After
4/7
0/7
right - 19/left - 22
right - 11/left - 11
37.9; 38.6; 37.8; 38.2
36.3; 36.9; 36; 35.6
6 monthsEyedrops and thyroidectomy

Patient 6:
56-yar-old male
Before
After
4/7
2/7
right - 20/left - 24
right - 15/left - 13
37.9; 37.9; 38; 38
37.1; 36.7; 36.4; 36.5
12 monthsMethimazole, prednisone, eyedrops and orbital decompression surgery

Patient 7:
60-year-old male
Before
After
7/7
2/7
right - 17/left - 15
right - 15/left - 12
38.8; 39.1; 37.8; 37.8
35.9; 35.7; 36.1; 36.3
12 monthsMethimazole, prednisone, eyedrops and orbital decompression surgery

Patient 8:
61-year-old-male
Before
After
5/7
2/7
right - 15/left - 12
right - 13/left - 12
37.9; 38.3; 37; 38.3
35.9; 36.3; 36.6; 35.1
12 monthsMethimazole, prednisone and eyedrops

Patient 9:
53-year-old female
Before
After
3/7
1/7
right - 15/left - 23
right - 15/left - 23
36.6; 36; 38.1; 38
35.7; 35.4; 35.7; 35.7
12 monthsMethimazole and eyedrops

Patient 10:
68-year-old female
Before
After
5/7
2/7
right - 22/left - 20
right - 13/left - 11
37.4; 38.5; 37.2; 38.3
36.3; 36.4; 35.4; 36.5
6 monthsMethimazole, eyedrops and methylprednisolone pulse

Patient 11:
53-year-old male
Before
After
5/7
5/7
right - 20/left - 24
right - 25/left - 27
38.6; 38.6; 38.3; 38.3
36.9; 36.7; 37.3; 37.9
6 monthsPrednisone and eyedrops

Patient 12:
39-year-old-male
Before
After
4/7
1/7
right - 21/left - 19
right - 20/left – 17
39.2; 40.1; 37.8; 38.5
35.9; 36.7; 36; 36.7
6 monthsLevothyroxine, prednisone and eyedrops