Visual recovery in two patients after intravenous methylprednisolone treatment of central retinal artery occlusion secondary to giant-cell arteritis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Two patients with central retinal artery occlusions secondary to biopsy-proven giant-cell arteritis lost visual acuity to no light perception but recovered to baseline acuity after treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone at a dose of 15 to 30 mg/kg/day. The potential advantages and theoretical basis of early and aggressive treatment with large-dose intravenous corticosteroids in arteritic central retinal artery occlusion are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Methylprednisolone
- Retinal Artery Occlusion
- Vision Disorders
- Visual Acuity