Giant cell arteritis: Its ophthalmic manifestations

Sohan Singh Hayreh

doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_1681_20

Back

Giant cell arteritis: Its ophthalmic manifestations

Journal article

Open access

Peer reviewed

Giant cell arteritis: Its ophthalmic manifestations

Sohan Singh Hayreh

Indian journal of ophthalmology, Vol.69(2), pp.227-235

02/2021

DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1681_20

PMID: 33463564

Files and links (1)

url

https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1681_20View

Published (Version of record) Open Access

Abstract

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most important medical emergency in ophthalmology, because its most dreaded complication is visual loss, which is preventable if these patients are diagnosed early and treated immediately and aggressively. This is a brief review of GCA, its ophthalmic manifestations, and how to diagnose and manage them.

Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

Central retinal artery

Giant cell arteritis

posterior ciliary artery occlusion

Review

Details

Title: Subtitle: Giant cell arteritis: Its ophthalmic manifestations
Creators: Sohan Singh Hayreh - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Indian journal of ophthalmology, Vol.69(2), pp.227-235
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1681_20
PMID: 33463564
NLM abbreviation: Indian J Ophthalmol
ISSN: 0301-4738
eISSN: 1998-3689
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Language: English
Date published: 02/2021
Academic Unit: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984182758202771

Metrics

34 Record Views

46 Times Cited - Web of Science