Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8795184 | Survey of Ophthalmology | 2018 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
An 87-year-old woman presented 1Â month after uneventful cataract surgery with ipsilateral corneal edema. She was diagnosed with pseudophakic bullous keratopathy and scheduled for endothelial transplantation. A few days later, however, she presented with bilateral corneal edema, dilated pupils, and further reduction of visual acuity. Neuro-ophthalmic evaluation disclosed a bilateral ocular ischemic syndrome causing complete visual loss. Temporal artery biopsy was consistent with giant cell arteritis. Corneal decompensation should be considered as a rare presentation of giant cell arteritis, a diagnosis that ophthalmologists should suspect in any case of unilateral or bilateral ocular ischemic syndrome.
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Authors
Francesco MD, Giovanni MD, Daniela MD, Pernicola MD, Rod MD,