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weinberg_1.pdf | Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy: A Preventable Cause of Blindness | Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy (DON) is a treatable cause of visual loss in ~5% of pts w/ ted. Monitor closely those pts with risk factors (proptosis, tight orbit, restricted motility, strabismus, smoker, diabetic). Oral prednisone is often effective, but frequent relapses after tapering. Orbital xrt ... | Dysthyroid Ophthalmopathy; Thyroid Orbitopathy; Thyroid Eye Disease; Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy (TAO); Graves' Disease; Restrictive Orbitopathy |