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Hi Erica….are your thyroid levels stable yet? Sometimes it takes time to stablize and then your eyes may also improve. Automatically turning to RAI or surgery doesn’t help TED…it’s not a “quick fix”. ATDs are used to bring your thyroid levels into normal range then hopefully your eyes will follow suit. My eyes finally receded after the docs put me back on PTU (didn’t achieve remission) but it took a year and half for eyes to look normal again. I’m still not clear on “burn out” but I do know it can vary up to 5 years or longer. I’ve had problems with my eyes for almost three years…minor stuff compared to many folks on this BB but I still have pressure, burning, dryness, headaches, and vision changes and puffiness, eyelid retraction. Keep reading the BB and the book by Dr. Arem “Thyroid Solution” can provide more answers. best of luck, mona