Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Associated with Giant Cell Arteritis in an Elderly Korean Man

Korean J Ophthalmol. 2016 Jun;30(3):239-241. 10.3341/kjo.2016.30.3.239.

Affiliations

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
²Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
⁴Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. opheye@hanmail.net

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Fig. 1 (A) Fundus photograph taken at initial examination of the right eye shows a chalky, white disc swelling. (B,C) Histopathology presentations of a right temporal arterial biopsy. (B) Diffuse thickening of the intima and fragmentation of the internal elastic lamina of the arterial wall (elastin stain, ×40). (C) Inflammatory cells within the arterial wall, especially in the media (H&E, ×40). (D) After 1 month of treatment, a pale optic disc was found in the right eye.

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