What Is Vasculitis?
6. Blindness
Giant cell arteritis, which is also known as temporal arteritis, is a condition that can cause the thickening of the temporal artery. This is an artery that helps to supply blood to the head and brain, including the eyes. If the blood flow is impeded enough then it can result in the patient losing some, or all, of their vision.
The patient will often only experience blindness in one eye to begin with, and they are unlikely to experience pain. However, blindness can also follow in the other in just a few days afterwards. This symptom is usually only found in older people and those over the age of 50 are most at risk.
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