Impacts of Thyroid Eye Disease (TED), Beyond the Signs and Symptoms: Results from the ElevaTED Patient Survey
Jody G. Abrams, Christine Gustafson, Sherry R. Danese, Jennifer Helfer, Shula Pollard, Julie A. Ulloa, Kimberly P. Cockerham · 2026
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Jody G. Abrams and co-workers survey people with thyroid eye disease on how it wears down daily life, in a 2026 paper. The disease can harm sight and disfigure the face, and its toll runs past eye signs into work, sleep, and mood.
The ElevaTED survey ran in July and August 2024 with 204 adult US residents who said a doctor had diagnosed the disease, as the design states. Mean age was 50 years and a share of 74 percent were female in the figures given. Nearly all had symptoms in the past month, at a share of 93 percent as reported. Patients classed those symptoms as mild, moderate, or severe at shares of 23, 58, and 18 percent in the report. People juggled a mean of 6 symptoms in all, as counted. The census presses care teams to treat life impact, not just eyes.
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| CREATOR | Jody G. Abrams, Christine Gustafson, Sherry R. Danese, Jennifer Helfer, Shula Pollard, Julie A. Ulloa, Kimberly P. Cockerham |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33771 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |