Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) is an eye condition that causes the immune system to attack the muscles and other tissues around the eyes which can result in inflammation around the soft tissues behind the eye and the muscles that control eye movements. TED is known by other names such as Graves’ Ophthalmopathy (GO), Thyroid-associated Orbitopathy (TAO), and Grave’s Orbitopathy. The disease’s symptoms include pain in the eyes when looking up, down, or sideways; dryness, itching, difficulty wearing contact lenses; inflammation and swelling of the eye and its surrounding tissues; swelling of the orbital tissues which cause the eye to be pushed forward, referred to as exophthalmos, which can make people with thyroid eye disease appear to have a wide-eyed or bulging, asymmetrical stare; bloodshot eyes; double vision (diplopia); light sensitivity; impaired vision; and difficulty in moving the eyes. If you would like a second opinion on your treatment and diagnosis contact us at secondopinions.com for your peace of mind.