Researchers find new way to attack inflammation in Graves' eye disease
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 14:07
in Health & Medicine
A small group of patients with severe Graves' eye disease experienced rapid improvement of their symptoms - and improved vision - following treatment with the drug rituximab. Inflammation around their eyes and damage to the optic nerve were significantly reduced. The same patients had not previously responded to steroids, a common treatment for Graves' eye disease.