Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Altered appearance and changed visual function characterize thyroid associated orbitopathy (TAO). TAO affects face and eyes and influences social function. It is well documented that thyroid disease influences the patient’s quality of life negatively and TAO aggravates the situation. Recently, attention has been directed towards the impact of the patient’s body image and studies show how body image dissatisfaction is a significant psychosocial complication...