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            By Nathan C. Steinle, MD
            
            
Co-author(s): Nathan Steinle, M.D. California Retina Consultants - Uploaded on Oct 27, 2020.
 - Last modified by Caroline Bozell on Oct 27, 2020.
 
- Rating
 - Appears in
 - Miscellaneous
 - Condition/keywords
 - asteroid hyalosis, giant cell arteritis
 - Photographer
 - Nancy Gutierrez
 - Imaging device
 - Optos
 - Description
 - This patient demonstrates two rare diseases in one image: giant cell arteritis choroidal vascular ischemia with asteroid hyalosis. Delayed choroidal filling can be a presenting sign of giant cell arteritis, which is a life-threatening disease.
 

        
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