Abstract
Objective To investigate the relationship between smoking status and the use of strabismus surgery in the management of patients with thyroid eye disease.Methods All patients with thyroid eye disease hospitalized form January 2000 to December 2009 were followed-up.Basic information and frequency of strabismus surgery were compared between different smoking status.Results Of 208 patients seen during the study period,55 were nonsmokers,40 were passive smokers,21 were ever-smokers and 81 were smokers.Of the smokers,81 of 264 underwent strabismus surgery,compared with only 55 of 338 nonsmokers at presentation.The hazards ratio of having strabismus surgery during management for ever-smokers versus nonsmokers was 1.121.Compared passive smokers with nonsmokers,the hazard ratio were 1.59.Conclusions There is an increased use of strabismus surgery in active smokers at presentation than in nonsmokers. Key words: Tobacco smoke pollution; Thyroid eye disease; Strabismus surgery
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