2nd order
- Orbital decompression – surgical intervention aimed at relieving intraorbital pressure and/or reducing proptosis because of endocrine orbitopathy (EO, disease in which exophthalmos (protrusion of the eyeballs) occurs).
- Indications: primarily functional in cases of manifest or threatened visual deterioration (worsening of vision) and retrobulbar pressure sensation or for aesthetic reasons in cases of disfiguring exophthalmos (protruding eyes).
Note: For 1st order surgery for the presence of Graves’ disease, see: Graves’ disease/Operative therapy.
