علاج التهاب الشرايين ذو الخلايا العملاقة مع فقدان البصر الحاد أو عمى العين العابر

In patients with GCA with acute visual loss or amaurosis fugax, the administration of 0.25–1 g intravenous methylprednisolone for up to 3 days should be considered, because these high doses have both genomic and rapid non-genomic effects.

In patients with GCA-related visual symptoms consider a starting dose of 60 mg prednisone per day after GC administration.

We recommend tapering the GC dose in GCA to a target of 15–20 mg/day within 2–3 months and then to ≤5 mg/day after 1 year.

Absence of all clinical signs and symptoms attributable to active LVV and normalisation of ESR and CRP.