Among patients with autoimmune hyperthyroidism, those who use cannabis were 1.9 times more likely to develop exophthalmos within 1 year of diagnosis.
— eyes that appear to bulge from the face — within 1 year of diagnosis, than those who do not use the drug. However, the added risk may wane over time.Researchers analyzed data from TriNetX, an electronic health record platform, for more than 36,000 patients with autoimmune hyperthyroidism between 2003 and 2023.
Primary outcomes included presentations of thyroid eye disease and the use of treatments for the condition, such as teprotumumab, steroids, eyelid retraction repair, tarsorrhaphy, strabismus surgery, or orbital decompression.
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