Giant Cell Arteritis
Figure 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 Hayreh SS. Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy:
Differentiation of arteritic from non-arteritic type and its
management. Eye 1990;4:25-41.)
A. Right eye with non-arteritic AION
B. Fluorescein fundus angiogram. Left eye with
arteritic AION, showing choroidal filling defects (dark areas) during
the early stages of AION.
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