title: Socioeconomic Disparities in the Presentation and Treatment of Graves' Disease and Thyroid Eye Disease.
abstract: Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an inflammatory, autoimmune orbitopathy with multifactorial etiology. Clinical presentation of TED spans a range from mild surface irritation to vision threatening compressive optic neuropathy. Potential vision loss underscores the importance of understanding genetic and environmental factors influencing the severity of TED presentation. This review will describe the classic risk factors for TED, outline treatments for Graves' disease (GD) and TED, and describe newer evidence of socioeconomic disparities in TED presentation.
authors.affiliation: a Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , TN , USA.
authors.forename: Caroline W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Vargason
authors.affiliation: a Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , TN , USA.
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Chelnis
authors.affiliation: a Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , TN , USA.
authors.forename: Behin I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Barahimi
authors.affiliation: a Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University , Nashville , TN , USA.
authors.forename: Louise A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mawn
mesh_terms: D006111:Graves Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D049970:Graves Ophthalmopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class
keywords: Disparity; Graves’ ophthalmopathy; orbitopathy; socioeconomic status