Rare presentation of giant cell arteritis in Chinese subjects
1 September 2023
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy, Chinese, central retinal artery occlusion, Giant cell arteritis, ocular ischaemic syndrome, posterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
Only a few case reports of biopsy-proven GCA (BpGCA)-associated vision loss in Chinese subjects have been published. This paper presents three elderly Chinese subjects with BpGCA who presented with vision loss. A search of the literature was also conducted to...
Using graphical illustration to predict giant cell arteritis
1 August 2019
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Giant cell arteritis, nomogram, prediction model, temporal artery biopsy
A nomogram is a chart or graph of scaled variables that facilitates the approximate computation of a mathematical function via intersecting lines. The objective of this study was to illustrate the use of a nomogram for the prediction of giant...