Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2697893 | Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Giant-cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic autoimmune disease affecting primarily the elderly. Giant cell arteritis can cause sudden and potentially bilateral sequential vision loss in the elderly. Therefore, it is considered a medical emergency in ophthalmology and a significant cause of morbidity in an increasingly aging population. Ophthalmologists need to be able to recognize the classic symptoms and signs of this disease, and then be able to work-up and treat these patients in an efficient manner. An in-depth review of GCA from the literature as well as personal clinical experience follows.
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Authors
Joseph G. Chacko, J. Anthony Chacko, Michael W. Salter,