Arq. Bras. Oftalmol. 2022;85 (6 )
:590-598
| DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20220081
Abstract
Objetivo: Identificar tendências no campo de pesquisa da orbitopatia de Graves nas últimas duas décadas e analisar os ramos de maior concentração de pesquisas nessa área.
Métodos: O banco de dados Web of Science foi usado para extrair artigos com “orbitopatia de Graves” ou seus sinônimos no título. Dados completos e referências foram exportados para o programa VOSviewer para serem analisados. Mapas e gráficos de visualização foram construídos a partir desses dados.
Resultados: Foram obtidos 1067 artigos sobre a orbitopatia de Graves a partir do banco de dados Web of Science. Os EUA ficaram em primeiro lugar em termos de número de publicações, seguidos pela Itália e pela República Popular da China. Dentre os autores, os artigos de Wiersinga WM tiveram o maior número de citações. Quanto às instituições, os artigos da Universidade de Amsterdã tiveram o maior número de citações, mas a Universidade de Pisa publicou o maior número de artigos. Dentre os periódicos, a revista Thyroid publicou o maior número de artigos. A análise de coautoria mostrou quatro agrupamentos de colaboração entre países. O primeiro agrupamento engloba países europeus; o segundo engloba os EUA, Brasil, Canadá, Coreia do Sul e Taiwan. A República Popular da China compreende um agrupamento por si só. O quarto agrupamento inclui Japão, Austrália e Polônia. A análise das palavras-chave revelou cinco agrupamentos de tópicos de palavras-chave: patogênese, gerenciamento, associação, qualidade de vida e cirurgia. A análise das referências citadas em conjunto revelou cinco agrupamentos: patogênese, manejo, fatores de risco, avaliação clínica e manejo cirúrgico.
Conclusão: A pesquisa no campo da orbitopatia de Graves cresceu nos últimos vinte anos. Os tópicos com a maior concentração de pesquisas são: patogênese, gerenciamento, fatores de risco, qualidade de vida e complicações. As tendências de pesquisa mudaram nas últimas duas décadas. Ficou evidente um aumento do interesse em explorar os mecanismos e associações da orbitopatia de Graves. Observou-se uma cooperação entre países europeus neste campo de pesquisa. Os EUA estabeleceram uma cooperação internacional mais ampla que outros países. Acreditamos que mais colaboração internacional envolvendo países em desenvolvimento seria recomendável.
Keywords: Oftalmopatia de Graves; Bibliometria; Oftalmopatia de Graves; Pesquisa
Arq. Bras. Oftalmol. 2025;88 (5 )
:1-7
| DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.2024-0319
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study evaluated rates of thyroid eye disease-related eyelid surgeries, strabismus surgeries, and orbital decompressions in active thyroid eye disease patients treated with teprotumumab compared to those who were not.
METHODS: In this single-center longitudinal study, we compared patients with active thyroid eye disease evaluated from 02/01/2017 to 01/31/2020 (pre-teprotumumab era) with those seen from 02/01/2020 to 04/30/2023 (teprotumumab era). Patients from the pre-teprotumumab era who received corticosteroids and/or orbital radiation were compared with those in the teprotumumab era treated with teprotumumab, with or without corticosteroids and/or orbital radiation. The primary outcomes were rates of orbital decompressions, strabismus surgery, and eyelid surgery among patients with at least 6 months of follow-up. Orbital decompressions involving two or more walls were classified as severe.
RESULTS: Of 486 records reviewed, 106 patients had active thyroid eye disease. Among them, 33 were from the pre-teprotumumab era; 22 received corticosteroids and/or orbital radiation, and 11 received no treatment. Seventy three patients were from the teprotumumab era; 37 received teprotumumab (with or without corticosteroids and/or orbital radiation), 10 received corticosteroids and/or orbital radiation alone, and 26 received no treatment. Demographics were comparable between groups. Orbital decompression was performed in 11 of 44 eyes (25.0%) in the pre-teprotumumab era treated with corticosteroids and/or orbital radiation (8 one-wall, 3 ≥two-wall), compared to 3 of 74 eyes (4.1%) in the teprotumumab era treated with teprotumumab with or without corticosteroids and/ or orbital radiation (all one-wall). The overall rate of orbital decompressions and the rate of ≥two-wall decompressions were significantly lower in the teprotumumab era (p=0.02 and p=0.0496, respectively). There was no significant difference in one-wall decompressions between era (p=0.07). Rates of strabismus surgeries (27.3% vs. 13.5%, p=0.19) and eyelid surgeries (22.7% vs. 21.6%, p=0.92) did not significantly differ between the era.
CONCLUSIONS: In patients with active thyroid eye disease, treatment with teprotumumab was associated with a significantly lower rate and severity of orbital decompressions compared to treatment with corticosteroids and/or orbital radiation alone. However, the rates of strabismus and eyelid surgeries remained similar between groups.
Keywords: Teprotumumab; Adrenal cortex hormone; Decompression; Graves ophthalmopathy; Strabismus
Arq. Bras. Oftalmol. 2024;87 (5 )
:1-7
| DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.2023-0296
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare inferomedial wall orbital decompression to balanced medial plus lateral wall orbital decompression in patients with Graves’ orbitopathy in the inactive phase with regard to exophthalmos reduction and the effects on quality of life.
METHODS: Forty-two patients with inactive Graves’ orbitopathy were randomly divided into two groups and submitted to one of two orbital decompression techniques: inferomedial wall orbital decompression or medial plus lateral wall orbital decompression. Preoperative and postoperative assessments included Hertel’s exophthalmometry and a validated Graves’ orbitopathy quality of life questionnaire. The results of the two groups were compared.
RESULTS: Compared to preoperative measurement, exophthalmos reduction was statistically significant in both groups (p<0.001) but more so in patients undergoing medial plus lateral wall orbital decompression (p=0.010). Neither orbital decompression techniques increased the visual functioning subscale score on the Graves’ orbitopathy quality of life questionnaire (inferomedial wall orbital decompression p=0.362 and medial plus lateral wall orbital decompression p=0.727), but a statistically significant difference was observed in the score of the appearance subscale in patients submitted to medial plus lateral wall orbital decompression (p=0.006).
CONCLUSIONS: Inferomedial wall orbital decompression is a good alternative for patients who do not require large exophthalmos reduction. However, medial plus lateral wall orbital decompression offers greater exophthalmos reduction and greater improvement in appearance (higher Graves’ orbitopathy quality of life questionnaire scores), making it a suitable option for esthetic-functional rehabilitation.
Keywords: Graves’ ophthalmopathy; Quality of life; Exophthalmos; Strabismus; Diplopia; Decompression, surgical