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52 year old man with intermittent proptosis
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 1998
Volume 4, Number 16
March 18, 1998
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Jeffrey T. Finer, M.D., Ph.D. | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Treatment
The patient was started on oral prednisone 100 mg qd. He returned 2 weeks later and reported decreased pain, improving vision, and decreasing diplopia. His examination showed a visual acuity of 20/25 OD (from 20/50), 3 mm of proptosis OD (from 7 mm), improving motility, decreased conjunctival injection, and decreasing choroidal effusions.
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Figures 5a-5h. Left column, before treatment. Right column, after 2 weeks of steroid treatment.

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