Giant Cell Arteritis

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Fig. 1: Fluorescein fundus angiograms of two eyes: (a) right eye with non-arteritic AION and (b) left eye with arteritic AION, showing choroidal filling defects (dark areas) during the early stages of AION. (Reproduced from Hayreh¹¹)

a. Shows filling defect in the peripapillary choroid and adjacent optic disc area.	b. Shows complete occlusion of medial posterior ciliary artery occlusion and cilioretinal artery.
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Fig. 2: Fundus photographs of two right eyes during the early stages of AION: (a) with non-arteritic AION and (b) with arteritic AION.

a. Shows typically seen optic disc edema and a splinter hemorrhage at the optic disc margin in non-arteritic AION (Reproduced from Hayreh14).	b. Shows typical chalky white optic disc edema.
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Fig. 3: Graph of CRP levels in 6 patients with GCA, showing initial responses to high doses of systemic corticosteroid therapy.

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Fig. 4: Graph of ESR (Westergren) rate in 6 patients with GCA, showing initial responses to high doses of systemic corticosteroid therapy.(Reproduced from Hayreh¹¹)

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