Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
Jurate Jankauskiene
Eye Clinic of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences,
Mickeviciaus 9, LT 44307 Kaunas
Lithuania
Professor JÅ«ratÄ JankauskienÄ, born on October 7, 1954, in KlaipÄda, Lithuania, is a distinguished ophthalmologist affiliated with the Eye Clinic at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) in Kaunas. She completed her medical studies at the Kaunas Medical Institute in 1978 and pursued postgraduate training at the Helmholtz Research Institute of Eye Diseases in Moscow from 1981 to 1985, earning her Candidate of Medical Sciences degree in 1986. Professor JankauskienÄ's clinical expertise encompasses a broad spectrum of ophthalmic conditions, with a particular focus on thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy. Her research has significantly advanced the understanding of ocular manifestations in thyroid diseases, especially among pediatric and young adult populations. In 2017, she co-authored the study "Clinical Ocular Features in Children and Young Adults with Thyroid Diseases," which examined ocular manifestations in 105 patients with thyroid conditions. The research highlighted prevalent symptoms such as upper eyelid retraction and proptosis in children, and foreign body sensation, photosensitivity, and pain in young adults. These findings underscored the importance of early ophthalmic evaluation in patients with thyroid diseases to prevent severe complications.
Research Article
Clinical Ocular Features in Children and Young Adults with Thyroid Diseases
Author(s): Jurate Jankauskiene and Dalia Jarusaitiene
Jurate Jankauskiene and Dalia Jarusaitiene
The study of clinical ocular manifestations recruited 105 patients who presented to the Endocrine and Eye clinics of Lithuanian University of Medical Sciences with a history of thyroid diseases. The study comprised two groups of patients: the group I included 36 patients (under 18 years) and the group II-69 (from 18 to 34 years). As the control group, 25 children and 30 young adults of similar age without thyroid, eye and systemic diseases were selected.
A comprehensive ophthalmic assessment including patient’s complaints, best-corrected Snellen visual acuity, ocular motility, proptosis measurements, intraocular pressure (IOP), eyelid signs (lid aperture, lid retraction), slit lamp and fundus investigation was performed.
Our investigation confirms that in children with thyroid diseases ocular symptoms and signs such as upper eyelid retraction, stare and mild .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-7948.1000221