Thyroid Eye Disease

- Overview of disease process

- Endocrinologic diagnosis and Management of Graves' disease

- Natural history of TED

- Immunopathogenesis of TED

- Special Considerations in thyroid management and impact on eye disease

- Smoking and TED

- Nutrition and supplements

- Disease heterogeneity - expecting the unexpected

- Pregnancy and childhood TED

- Management of Active TED (mild to moderate disease)

- Management of Active TED (severe disease and use of biologics)

- Customized, staged surgical rehabilitation

Raymond S. Douglas, MD, PhD, studied at the University of Pennsylvania and subsequently completed his residency in ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania and his fellowship in orbital facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles. He is currently Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and a specialist in eye plastic, orbital, and facial cosmetic Surgery at the University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Institute. Dr. Douglas' particular interests include orbital surgery, especially minimally invasive surgery, and decompressions for thyroid-associated eye disease; cosmetic facial surgery; and post-cancer reconstruction, including Mohs surgery.

Allison N. McCoy, MD, PhD, undertook her medical training at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina and also gained a doctorate in Neurobiology from the same university. Between 2008 and 2011 she served an Ophthalmology Residency at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, and she is currently a Fellow in Eye Plastic, Orbital, and Facial Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. McCoy has been involved in a number of research projects and has been the recipient of the Neil Miller Research Grant Award, the Michael Boland Research Grant Award, the Mitchell Prize for Resident Research, and a Heed Fellowship. She is the author of 15 peer-reviewed publications.

From the book reviews:

"The purpose is to help summarize and interpret the most recent studies and data related to thyroid eye disease. This book is useful for ophthalmologists, endocrinologists, general physicians, and residents. ... This is an outstanding book that helps summarize important advances in the management of patients with thyroid eye disease. It is well written and extremely useful for those managing these difficult patients." (Christopher B. Chambers, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2015)