Visual Prognosis in Giant Cell Arteritis

The visual prognosis in giant cell arteritis (GCA) was evaluated over a 5-year period.The authors reviewed the records of all patients with a diagnosis of GCA established at the Mayo Clinic over a 5-year period regarding visual status. Follow-up data for these patients were obtained 5 years later.Of the 245 patients studied, 34 (14%) permanently lost vision because of GCA. In 32 of these patients, the visual deficit developed before...