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ACUTE TRANSIENT OPHTHALMOMALACIA IN GIANT‐CELL ARTERITIS
Author(s) -
VERDICH MORTEN,
NIELSEN NIELS VESTI
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1975.tb00405.x
Subject(s) - giant cell arteritis , medicine , arteritis , temporal artery , ophthalmic artery , vasculitis , giant cell , ophthalmology , biopsy , surgery , pathology , radiology , disease , blood flow
Transient bilateral corneal oedema due to ocular hypotension is reported in giant‐cell arteritis. The greatly impaired visual acuity gradually returned to normal on steroid medication. A visual field defect remained in the left eye. The diagnosis of giant‐cell arteritis was confirmed by arterial biopsy. The disease involved the pericranial arteries as well as the ophthalmic artery on both sides, probably also the long ciliary arteries, which might explain the ophthalmomalacia. Apparently, only six cases are on record.