title: Eye changes in non-specific aorto-arteritis.
abstract: Non-specific aorto-arteritis or Takayasu's arteritis is fairly common and has been reported from all parts of India. The disease presents with various eye symptoms such as transient or permanent blindness, headache and signs including neovascularisation, retinal anastomosis, rubeosis iridis, cataracts. Eye manifestations depend on stage of disease and degree of involvement of cervical arteries. This review consists of an indepth impression of eye involvement in non-specific aorto-arteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, IPGME & R and SSKM Hospital, Calcutta.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haldar
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Roychowdhuri
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Maity
mesh_terms: D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*