title: Orbital decompression in thyroid eye disease.
abstract: Though enlargement of the bony orbit by orbital decompression surgery has been known for about a century, surgical techniques vary all around the world mostly depending on the patient's clinical presentation but also on the institutional habits or the surgeon's skills. Ideally every surgical intervention should be tailored to the patient's specific needs. Therefore the aim of this paper is to review outcomes, hints, trends, and perspectives in orbital decompression surgery in thyroid eye disease regarding different surgical techniques.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Center for Graves' Orbitopathy, Admedico Augenzentrum, Fährweg 10, 4600 Olten, Switzerland.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fichter
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rostock, Doberaner Strasse 140, 18055 Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Guthoff
authors.affiliation: Department of Strabism, Neuro-Ophthalmology and Oculoplastic Surgery, University of Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Stra β e 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Schittkowski