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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.