Blind Runner

• Published in: Survey of ophthalmology Vol. 57; no. 5; pp. 486 - 494
• Main Authors: Pelegrín, Laura, Mesquida, Marina, Rey, Amanda, Sánchez-Dalmau, Bernardo, Frohman, Larry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.09.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Angiogenesis Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized - therapeutic use; Aspirin - therapeutic use; Bevacizumab; Biological and medical sciences; Brain Ischemia - diagnosis; Brain Ischemia - drug therapy; Brain Ischemia - etiology; Carotid Stenosis - diagnosis; Carotid Stenosis - drug therapy; Carotid Stenosis - etiology; Drug Therapy, Combination; Fluorescein Angiography; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use; ischemic optic neuropathy; Laser Coagulation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Methotrexate - therapeutic use; Miscellaneous; ocular ischemic syndrome; Ophthalmology; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic - diagnosis; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic - drug therapy; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic - etiology; Prednisone - therapeutic use; Takayasu arteritis; Takayasu Arteritis - complications; Takayasu Arteritis - diagnosis; Takayasu Arteritis - drug therapy; Takayasu retinopathy; ischemic optic neuropathy; Takayasu retinopathy; Takayasu arteritis; ocular ischemic syndrome; Blind; Ophthalmology
• ISSN: 0039-6257; 1879-3304; 1879-3304
• DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2011.06.004

Bilateral ocular ischemic syndrome and ischemic optic neuropathy have rarely been reported as initial manifestations of Takayasu arteritis (TA). Appearance of ocular symptoms in TA is related to the extent and severity of involvement of the aorta and its major branches. We report a case of bilateral ocular ischemic syndrome with unilateral ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to TA in a 42-year-old Pakistani man who had severe ocular and cerebral ischemia.