Can selenium pills help reduce eye swelling in thyroid disease?
6662 Effect of Selenium Supplementation on Mild Graves’ Ophthalmopathy at a Tertiary Hospital - A Six-Month Open-Labelled, Assessor-Masked, Randomized-Controlled Trial
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People with mild eye swelling from an overactive thyroid were given either selenium pills or just eye drops for six months to see which helped more.
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People with mild eye swelling from an overactive thyroid were given either selenium pills or just eye drops for six months to see which helped more.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 553 / 90
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Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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People with low selenium levels have more severe eye symptoms from Graves' disease.
Taking 200 micrograms of selenium daily for six months increases the percentage of adults with mild Graves’ ophthalmopathy who achieve no active inflammation, from one-third to just over six in ten, compared to those using only eye drops.
In Filipinos with mild Graves’ ophthalmopathy, taking 200 mcg of selenium daily for six months results in a measurable improvement in Clinical Activity Score compared to standard care alone.
In adults with mild Graves’ ophthalmopathy, taking selenium supplements for six months results in a measurable reduction in swelling of the caruncle and plical tissues compared to standard care alone.