title: [Ophthalmological signs in thyroid pathology: our experience].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of our study was to highlight the palpebral and ocular signs in patients with thyroid dysfunction. These patients are sometimes poorly evaluated in routine check ups. This information is useful both to the practicing ophthalmologist but also to the specialist in endocrinology.
  
  
  METHODS
  100 patients were enrolled. The patients had been diagnosed with the Basedow-Graves-Flajani syndrome or had hypothyroidism or thyroidits. Orbital, adnexal and ocular signs were recorded in all patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventeen oculopalpebral signs were observed in a total of 100 patients (73 females and 27 males). These were as follows: Dalrymple, Von Graefe, Rosenbach, Inglese, Gifford, Enroth, Jellinek, Stellwag, Jeffroy, Topolansky, Moebius, Suker, Sattler, Sainton, Ballet, Cowens, Exphothalmos.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The specialist in endocrinology has many laboratory and clinical tools in the diagnosis of patients with thyroid dysfunction. However, with a better awareness of the oculopalpebral signs both the ophthalmologist and the endocrinologist can work together in a multidisciplinary team towards the management of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Oftalmologiche, I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italia. sandracinzia.carlesimo@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Carlesimo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdolrahimzadeh
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Santo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mazzeo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009885:Ophthalmology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications*