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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Ophthalmology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-018-0994-9 |