Researchers find new way to attack inflammation in Graves' eye disease

Sunday, November 8, 2009 - 07:35 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...

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