EXOPHTHALMOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH THYROID DISEASES WITH SOME DISCUSSION OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCE
Authors: Carlos Galli-Mainini
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 March 1942EXOPHTHALMOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH THYROID DISEASES WITH SOME DISCUSSION OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCECARLOS GALLI-MAININI, M.D.CARLOS GALLI-MAININI, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-3-415 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe whole problem of the ophthalmopathy of Graves' disease of the classic and special varieties1 has aroused much interest of late in this clinic. In order to get a comprehensive view of the degree of proptosis in various stages and types of the disease, actual exophthalmometric measurements have been made in 126 consecutive thyroid cases attending the Thyroid Clinic. The findings in these, and their significance, form the subject of this report.METHODA modification, or elaboration of the Luedde‡exophthalmometer was employed (figure 1). 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