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Clinical characteristics of patients with GO
| Time from diagnosis of hyperthyroidism (months) | 55.7 ± 14.2a |
| Duration of signs/symptoms of ophthalmopathy (months) | 44.9 ± 12.6a |
| No. with optic neuropathy | 4/22 |
| Antithyroid drug treatment | 4/22 current users |
| Treatment with corticosteroids | 4/22 currently using corticosteroids 9/22 used corticosteroids in the past |
| History of radioiodine treatment | 18/22 |
| History of orbital irradiation | 4/22 |
| Smoking | 9/22 current smokers |
Mean ± SEM.
