Client with graves disease has ophthalmopathy

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A client with Graves disease has ophthalmopathy and asks the nurse if the eyes will stay like this forever. What is the best response by the nurse? "Once we treat your Graves disease, your eyes will go back to their normal state." "Your eyes will be like this but there are things we can do to reduce visual loss." "With treatment of the hyperthyroid state, the ophthalmopathy usually tends to stabilize." "The protrusion of the eyes will get worse before they get better."

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