title: Complete recovery of visual acuity in two patients with giant cell arteritis.
abstract: Visual recovery in GCA patients is rare even when treated with HDMP. Treatment is therefore believed to be effective mainly in saving the unaffected eye. We report on two cases with biopsy-proven GCA in which complete recovery of VA occurred under intravenous HDMP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kantonsspital Aarau, CH-5001 Aarau, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Gregor P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Jaggi
authors.forename: Urs
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lüthi
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Forrer
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hasler
authors.forename: Hanspeter E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Killer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone