The Therapeutic Effect of Combination of Orbital Decompression Surgery and Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy on Patients with Bilateral Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Bilateral DON <i>N</i> = 23</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Age (year)</td><td class="align_center">58.3 ± 8.93</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Gender (M/F)</td><td class="align_center">15/8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Thyroid function</td><td class="align_left"> </td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Hyperthyroidism (%)</td><td class="align_center">30.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Euthyroidism (%)</td><td class="align_center">43.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Hypothyroidism (%)</td><td class="align_center">26.1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Duration of TAO (month)</td><td class="align_center">28.5 ± 23.70</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>DON: dysthyroid optic neuropathy; M: male; F: female; TAO: thyroid associated ophthalmopathy.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Demographic characteristics of the patients with bilateral DON.</div>

Journal of Ophthalmology

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Table 1: The Therapeutic Effect of Combination of Orbital Decompression Surgery and Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy on Patients with Bilateral Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy 

Table 1 | The Therapeutic Effect of Combination of Orbital Decompression Surgery and Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy on Patients with Bilateral Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy 