Can thyroid eye disease affect my eyes even if my thyroid is controlled?

Yes - eye involvement can develop or persist even when thyroid blood levels are normal or well controlled, because it's a separate autoimmune process affecting the tissues around the eye. That's why it needs its own specialist eye care.

Will my bulging eyes go back to normal?

In the active phase the priority is protecting the eye and controlling inflammation. Once the disease is stable, rehabilitative surgery such as orbital decompression can reduce bulging and improve appearance. Results vary with severity.

Does smoking affect thyroid eye disease?

Yes - smoking significantly worsens thyroid eye disease and reduces how well treatment works. Stopping smoking is one of the most important things you can do.

Is thyroid eye disease treatment covered by insurance?

Medically necessary treatment and rehabilitative surgery are usually covered, subject to your policy. We help with pre-authorisation.

Who should treat thyroid eye disease?

An oculoplastic/orbital specialist, working alongside your physician or endocrinologist. At Dayal Eye Centre, Dr. Saurbhi Khurana manages the eye aspects of thyroid eye disease.

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Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment in Gurgaon

Thyroid eye disease can make the eyes bulge, feel gritty and red, retract the eyelids, and cause double vision — even when your thyroid levels are controlled. At Dayal Eye Centre, our oculoplastic surgeon manages thyroid eye disease (Graves’ orbitopathy) through its active and stable phases — protecting the eye, easing symptoms, and, when needed, surgery to restore appearance and vision.

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In Short

Thyroid eye disease (Graves’ orbitopathy) is an autoimmune condition, usually linked to an overactive thyroid, in which the tissues around the eyes become inflamed and swollen — pushing the eyes forward, retracting the eyelids, and affecting the muscles that move the eye.

It runs through an active (inflammatory) phase and then a stable phase, and eye involvement can occur even when your thyroid blood levels are normal — which is why it needs its own specialist eye care, managed alongside your thyroid treatment.

Also Called

Graves’ orbitopathy · Thyroid orbitopathy · Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy · Bulging eyes (thyroid)

Specialty

Oculoplasty & Orbital Surgery

20+

Years of specialist eye care in Gurgaon

1.2 Lakh+

Surgeries performed at the centre

AIIMS + UK

AIIMS- and Leicester-trained oculoplastic surgeon

NABH

Accredited multi-speciality eye hospital

What It Is

What Is Thyroid Eye Disease?

Thyroid eye disease (also called Graves’ orbitopathy) is an autoimmune condition, usually linked to an overactive thyroid, in which the tissues around the eyes become inflamed and swollen. This can push the eyes forward (proptosis), retract the eyelids, and affect the muscles that move the eye — causing double vision.

It has an active (inflammatory) phase followed by a stable phase, and eye involvement can occur even when thyroid blood levels are normal.

Bulging Eyes

Swollen orbital tissue pushes the eyes forward (proptosis), the most recognised sign of thyroid eye disease.

Lid Retraction

The eyelids pull back so more of the white shows, giving a staring appearance and leaving the surface exposed.

Gritty, Red Eyes

Inflammation and exposure make the eyes feel gritty, watery and sore, with redness across the surface.

Double Vision

When the muscles that move the eye are affected, the eyes no longer align — causing double vision.

Active Phase

The Inflammatory Phase

Redness, swelling and discomfort are at their most active. The priority here is protecting the eye and calming inflammation, not changing appearance.

Stable Phase

Once It Settles

When the disease is no longer active, rehabilitative surgery can address lasting bulging, double vision or lid retraction to restore appearance and function.

Treatment

How Is Thyroid Eye Disease Treated?

Treatment is matched to the phase and severity of the disease — from simple protection and monitoring, through medical control of inflammation, to rehabilitative surgery once things are stable.

Step 1

Protect & Soothe

Lubricants for comfort, stopping smoking (which worsens the disease), and close monitoring of the eye.

Step 2

Control Inflammation

Medical treatment in the active phase for moderate-to-severe disease, to calm the inflammation.

Step 3

Urgent Care

If a crowded orbit begins to threaten the optic nerve, prompt treatment protects your sight.

Step 4

Rehabilitative Surgery

In the stable phase, surgery restores appearance and vision — in a planned sequence.

Rehabilitative Surgery — Usually in This Order

Once the disease is stable, surgery restores appearance and vision. The sequence matters, because each step affects the next.

Orbital Decompression

Makes room in a crowded orbit to reduce bulging (proptosis) and relieve pressure.

Squint Surgery

Realigns the eye muscles to correct double vision once the eyes are stable.

Eyelid Surgery

Corrects lid retraction, so the eyelids sit and close naturally again.

Urgent if vision is threatened. If a crowded orbit begins to press on the optic nerve — with fading colour vision or dropping sight — it needs urgent care. Stopping smoking also matters throughout, as it worsens the disease and reduces how well treatment works.

The right treatment, its benefits and any risks depend on the phase and severity of your thyroid eye disease and your overall eye health, and can only be determined after a detailed evaluation with our doctors. Results vary from person to person.

Cost

Thyroid Eye Disease Surgery Cost in Gurgaon

Cost varies by the procedure or procedures needed — orbital decompression, squint surgery and eyelid surgery are very different operations. Your exact cost is shared after assessment. Medically necessary treatment and rehabilitative surgery are usually covered by insurance, subject to your policy — we help with pre-authorisation.

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Procedures That May Be Involved

Orbital Decompression

For bulging (proptosis) from a crowded orbit.

Squint (Strabismus) Surgery

For double vision once the disease is stable.

Eyelid Surgery

For eyelid retraction and eye protection.

Indicative starting-from figures for these procedures come from the centre’s Verified Clinical Data 2024–2025 and are listed on the oculoplasty cost page. Actual cost is confirmed after examination; insurance / scheme coverage varies by policy. Easy EMI available.

Why Us

Why Choose Dayal Eye Centre

Thyroid eye disease is sub-specialist work that spans medicine and delicate orbital surgery. Here it is led by an internationally trained oculoplastic surgeon, in an accredited hospital built for it.

Internationally trained oculoplastic sub-specialist — an oculoplastic surgeon (AIIMS + Leicester, UK) practising exclusively in eyelid, tear-duct and orbital surgery.

Reconstructive and cosmetic expertise under one roof — a NABH-accredited hospital with three modular operation theatres and an in-patient ward.

20+ years of institutional experience — 1.2 lakh+ surgeries performed at the centre, across every eye speciality.

Affordable, supported access — cashless insurance for medically necessary procedures, Easy EMI and government schemes.

Meet Our Oculoplastic Surgeon

Dr. Saurbhi Khurana

Oculoplasty, orbit & ocular aesthetics · AIIMS + Leicester, UK

An internationally trained oculoplastic surgeon who practises exclusively in periocular plastic and reconstructive surgery. MBBS at Maulana Azad Medical College and MD in Ophthalmology at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS New Delhi (Best Senior Resident, 2012), followed by an Oculoplasty & Ocular Aesthetics fellowship at Leicester University, UK. She manages the eye aspects of thyroid eye disease alongside your physician or endocrinologist.

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

The questions patients ask us most about thyroid eye disease. For anything specific to your eyes, a consultation gives the clearest answer.

Consult Our Doctors About Thyroid Eye Disease

A specialist assessment sets a plan for both the active and stable phases — protecting your eye now and restoring appearance later. Our medical counsellors will contact you — no sales, expert consultation.

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Medically reviewed by Dr. Saurbhi Khurana and the medical team at Dayal Eye Centre · Last reviewed: 29 July 2026 · Editorial Policy

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Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment in Gurgaon

Also Called

Specialty

What Is Thyroid Eye Disease?

Bulging Eyes

Lid Retraction

Gritty, Red Eyes

Double Vision

The Inflammatory Phase

Once It Settles

How Is Thyroid Eye Disease Treated?

Protect & Soothe

Control Inflammation

Urgent Care

Rehabilitative Surgery

Rehabilitative Surgery — Usually in This Order

Orbital Decompression

Squint Surgery

Eyelid Surgery

Thyroid Eye Disease Surgery Cost in Gurgaon

Why Choose Dayal Eye Centre

Dr. Saurbhi Khurana

Frequently Asked Questions

Consult Our Doctors About Thyroid Eye Disease