New Treatment for Graves' Eye Disease

A small group of patients with severe Graves' eye disease saw improvement of symptoms and vision following treatment with the drug rituximab. Inflammation around the eyes and optic nerve damage were greatly reduced.

Rituximab has been used to treat patients with other autoimmune diseases. It works by depleting B cells the body's normal antibody-producing cells that appear to go awry in autoimmune diseases.

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_{Source: University of Michigan Health System. Researchers Find New Way To Attack Inflammation In Graves' Eye Disease. Medical News Today, 07 Nov 2009.}