Combined thyroid eye clinic: the importance of a multidisciplinary health care in patients with Graves' orbitopathy.
A multidisciplinary approach to the management of Graves' orbitopathy is widely recommended. The optimal model for health care delivery to patients with Graves' orbitopathy is combined thyroid-eye clinics. Joint clinics by ophthalmologists and endocrinologists are likely to improve the quality of care, and are also advantageous for education and clinical research.
Wiersinga
Wilmar M
WM
Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. w.m.wiersinga@amc.uva.nl
D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D004704:Endocrinology; D049970:Graves Ophthalmopathy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology; D010348:Patient Care Team