Giant cell arteritis is a large vessel vasculitis with neurological manifestations that range from visual disturbances to ischemic stroke. Among the former, visual acuity and visual field defects are prevalent, with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy being their most frequent cause. We present a clinical case in which the presenting ocular feature of the disease was a peripheral monocular visual field defect secondary to optic perineuritis.
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