Simultaneous bilateral posterior ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to giant cell arteritis: a case presentation and review of the literature

Simultaneous bilateral posterior ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to giant cell arteritis: a case presentation and review of the literature

Abstract Background This report highlights a rare case of simultaneous bilateral blindness due to posterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Typically, ophthalmic involvement in giant cell arteritis is monocular or sequential ischemia of the anterior portion of the optic nerve, and less frequently simulta...

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Main Authors: Anas Mohammad Albarrak, Yousef Mohammad, Sajjad Hussain, Sufia Husain, Taim Muayqil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Giant cell arteritis
Blindness
Headache
Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy
Neuro-ophthalmology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-018-0994-9

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