Orbital decompression for Graves' orbitopathy in England

P. Perros; T. Chandler; C. M. Dayan; A. J. Dickinson; P. Foley; J. Hickey; C. J. MacEwen; J. H. Lazarus; J. McLaren; G. E. Rose; J. M. Uddin; Bijay Vaidya

doi:10.1038/eye.2011.323

Orbital decompression for Graves' orbitopathy in England

P. Perros^*
, T. Chandler
, C. M. Dayan
, A. J. Dickinson
, P. Foley
, J. Hickey
, C. J. MacEwen
, J. H. Lazarus
, J. McLaren
, G. E. Rose
, J. M. Uddin
, Bijay Vaidya

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Aims: The purpose of this study was to obtain data on orbital decompression procedures performed in England, classed by hospital and locality, to evaluate regional variation in care. Methods: Data on orbital decompression taking place in England over a 2-year period between 2007 and 2009 were derived from CHKS Ltd and analysed by the hospital and primary care trust. Results and conclusions: In all, 44% of these operations took place in hospitals with an annual workload of 10 or fewer procedures. Analysis of the same data by primary care trust suggests an almost 30-fold variance in the rates of decompression performed per unit population. Expertise available to patients with Graves' orbitopathy and rates of referral for specialist care in England appears to vary significantly by geographic location. These data, along with other outcome measures, will provide a baseline by which progress can be judged.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	434-437
Number of pages	4
Journal	Eye
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2011.323
Publication status	Published - Mar 2012

Keywords

decompression
Graves
ophthalmopathy
orbitopathy
thyroid

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Ophthalmology
Sensory Systems

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