Book chapter
General Characteristics of Giant Cell Arteritis
Ischemic Optic Neuropathies, pp.163-172
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2011
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11852-4_9
Abstract
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an important cause of the development of anterior and also posterior ischemic optic neuropathy, usually with devastating visual loss. It is an ophthalmic emergency. However, loss of vision in GCA is preventable with early diagnosis and immediate, intensive corticosteroid therapy (see Chap. 13). Therefore, a brief discussion of GCA is essential in any account of ischemic optic neuropathies.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- General Characteristics of Giant Cell Arteritis
- Creators
- Sohan Hayreh - University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics College of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Ischemic Optic Neuropathies, pp.163-172
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-11852-4_9
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Berlin, Heidelberg
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2011
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983980028302771
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