TED Impact | An HCP Resource for Thyroid Eye Disease (TED)

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The visible and nonvisible signs and symptoms of TED can have a debilitating impact on your patients’ daily activities,

such as reading, cooking, driving, as well as their emotional well-being.^1-3

Thyroid Eye Disease: More Than Meets The Eye

See TED through the eyes of patients and experts — from diagnosis to daily activities, and the conversations that make a difference.

Chapter 1

“…as clinicians, we often focus on aspects of TED we can see. However, it’s crucial that we also ask our patients how TED is impacting their overall well-being.”

Dr Michael Valitutto, endocrinologist
Chapter 2

“Understanding the full impact of TED means going beyond the medical facts…I often see patients facing challenges with activities like reading or driving—tasks that are essential to daily living.”

Dr Lisa Nijm, ophthalmologist
Chapter 3

“[Less obvious cases of TED are] more likely to fly under the radar, with signs and symptoms that could be mistaken for other conditions, like allergies or dry eye disease.”⁵

Dr Michael Valitutto, endocrinologist

There were lots of things I loved to do. Hiking, pottery, gardening. But Thyroid Eye Disease impacted these hobbies.” — Kathy, TED Patient

The 2022 American Thyroid Association/European Thyroid Association consensus statement recommends early diagnosis and treatment of TED to prevent development and progression.⁴

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Smith TJ, Hegedüs L, Lesser I, et al. How patients experience thyroid eye disease. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023;14:1283374.

Burch HB, Perros P, Bednarczuk T, et al. Management of Thyroid Eye Disease: a consensus statement by the American Thyroid Association and the European Thyroid Association. Thyroid. 2022;32(12):1-32.

Couch SM. Thyroid eye disease: timely diagnosis is key to controlling this autoimmune condition. Glaucoma Today. January/February 2019. Accessed July 21, 2025. https://glaucomatoday.com/articles/2019-jan-feb/thyroid-eye-disease?c4src=search:feed.