[Ophthalmotonus in patients with thyroid gland disorders of different etiology]

A study of ophthalmotone in 123 patients with thyroid gland dysfunction of various etiology and in 26 patients with the diencephalic syndrome revealed no definite dependence of the intraopthalmic pressure on the thyroid gland function. These changes were most pronounced in the diencephalic syndrome and secondary thyrotoxicosis developed against the background of infectious-toxic encephalopathy. Elevation of ophthalmotone depended on the extent of affection of the diencephalic region.