[Chinese guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (2022)].

Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is an orbital disease closely related to thyroid diseases. TAO has a prolonged course and possibility of blindness and disability. Its diagnosis and treatment can be complex with multiple disciplines involved. To improve the standardized diagnosis and treatment of TAO in China, the Oculoplastic and Orbital Disease Group of Chinese Ophthalmological Society of Chinese Medical Association and the Thyroid Group of Chinese Society of Endocrinology of Chinese Medical Association have jointly drawn up this first clinical guideline in China for TAO by complying with the principles, methods and steps of guideline formation. In this guideline, there are 24 recommendations for the major clinical problems in the diagnosis and treatment of TAO, including the clinical diagnostic criteria, disease staging and grading methods, novel treatment based on the pathogenesis, multi-disciplinary treatment, risk factor control, individualized selection of treatment such as drugs, radiation and surgery, therapeutic efficacy evaluation and critical illness management. This guideline provides instructions for clinicians to carry out relevant clinical and research work.