Complete recovery of visual acuity in two patients with giant cell arteritis.
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.
Jaggi
Gregor P
GP
Department of Ophthalmology, Kantonsspital Aarau, CH-5001 Aarau, Switzerland.
Lüthi
Urs
U
Forrer
Andreas
A
Hasler
Paul
P
Killer
Hanspeter E
HE
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
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone