[Ophthalmic surgery on Graves' ophthalmopathy].

We evaluated various ophthalmic surgeries for patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy. In 2005, surgical procedures were employed on 178 patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy (male 69, female 109). Eyelid surgery was indicated for treatment of various anterior eye changes. Eyelid surgery was employed on 121 eyes of 84 cases. Extraocular muscle surgery was performed on 138 eyes of 105 cases, simple type 86 cases and complex type 19 cases. The cicatrical adhesion to the surface of the affected muscle was always observed. Orbital decompression was performed on 57 eyes of 33 cases. Better results and few complications were considered attributable to the stabilization of orbitopathy before surgery.