Alpha-1 antagonist treatment for eyelid retraction in patients with thyroid eye disease-a prospective pilot study

Sympathetic overstimulation of Müller's muscle is a suggested mechanism underlying upper eyelid retraction in thyroid eye disease (TED). We examined the effect of tamsulosin, an alpha-1 antagonist, on eyelid retraction in patients with TED. A single-centre prospective study. Patients with TED a...

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Published in:	Eye (London) Vol. 39; no. 1; p. 175
Main Authors:	Arnon, Roee, Goldberg, Hila, Ben-Simon, Guy J, Priel, Ayelet, Zloto, Ofira, Landau-Prat, Daphna, Cukierman-Yaffe, Tali, Agmon-Levin, Nancy, Sagiv, Oded
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.01.2025
Subjects:	Administration, Oral Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists - therapeutic use Adult Aged Eyelid Diseases - drug therapy Eyelid Diseases - etiology Eyelid Diseases - physiopathology Eyelids - drug effects Female Graves Ophthalmopathy - complications Graves Ophthalmopathy - drug therapy Graves Ophthalmopathy - physiopathology Humans Male Middle Aged Pilot Projects Prospective Studies Tamsulosin - therapeutic use
ISSN:	1476-5454, 1476-5454
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