The understanding of the pathogenesis of endocrine exophthalmos, especially as related to thyroid-pituitary dysfunction and orbital biochemical changes, is important for the therapeutic rationale of the disease.

• 对内分泌性眼球突出特别是与甲状腺-垂体机能障碍和眼眶生物化学的改变有关的发病机理的了解,作为该病治疗的理论基础是很重要的。