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Bartley R. Frueh, MD
Ann Arbor, Mich

Arch Ophthalmol. 1985;103(8):1110.

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To the Editor.

—The editorial entitled "Graves' Ophthalmopathy," by Joel S. Glaser, MD, in the October issue of the ARCHIVES¹ raises some important questions regarding orbital irradiation but, unfortunately, presents authoritative-sounding answers that are only the author's opinion.

Among the questions he raises are the following: "Is a lesser degree of diplopia a worthwhile objective? Has orbital irradiation ever succeeded in curing the incomitant [noncomitant] diplopia caused by the restrictive myopathy of Graves' ophthalmopathy?" Let me present a case that provides a different answer than Dr Glaser's.

Report of a Case.

—In April 1982,I saw a 36-year-old woman who was developing restriction in her right superior rectus and right levator muscles. In three months, she had gone from being orthophoric in primary gaze and having 3 of right hypertropia in downgaze at 3 m to having 3 of intermittent right hypertropia in primary gaze and 12 . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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