exophthalmometry, evaluation of the Clinical Activity Score (CAS), assessment of diplopia, measurement of visual acuity, assessment of the corneal status; examination of the fundi

Patients were asked to fill a questionnaire on self-perception related to GO with the following questions: i) are your eyes identical to the way they were before GO appeared?; ii) are your eyes normal? iii) do you have any limitations in daily activities related to your eyes?; iv) do you have any limitations in social life related to your eyes?

Absence of objective signs and subjective symptoms of GO GO was considered disappeared when all the following criteria were fulfilled: objective criteria: i) exophthalmos ≤19 mm in men and ≤17 mm in women; ii) clinical activity score ≤1/7 points; iii) absence of diplopia; iv) normal visual acuity; v) normal corneal status; vi) no GO-related alterations of the fundi; subjective criteria (questionnaire): i) perception of both eyes identical to the way they were before GO appeared; ii) perception of both eyes as normal; iii) no eye-related limitation in daily activities; and iv) no eye-related limitations in social life.

Absence of objective signs GO GO was considered disappeared when all the following criteria were fulfilled: i) exophthalmos ≤19 mm in men and ≤17 mm in women; ii) clinical activity score ≤1/7 points; iii) absence of diplopia; iv) normal visual acuity; v) normal corneal status; vi) no GO-related alterations of the fundi