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Giant cell arteritis: Its ophthalmic manifestations
- Source :
- Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 69, Iss 2, Pp 227-235 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021.
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Abstract
- Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most important medical emergency in ophthalmology, because its most dreaded complication is visual loss, which is preventable if these patients are diagnosed early and treated immediately and aggressively. This is a brief review of GCA, its ophthalmic manifestations, and how to diagnose and manage them.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03014738 and 19983689
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.16dda0d887ee410b824fa476d642c3c3
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1681_20