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Suggest Treatment For Blindness Due To Temporal Arteritis?

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Posted on Fri, 13 Feb 2015
Question: Is there A cure for blindness by Temporal Arteritist ?
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Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (2 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Steroids

Detailed Answer:
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Pulsing with high doses of methyl predinisolone can help salvage vision. It has to be given as an injection for three days followed by oral steroids

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Suggest Treatment For Blindness Due To Temporal Arteritis?

Brief Answer: Steroids Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for the query Pulsing with high doses of methyl predinisolone can help salvage vision. It has to be given as an injection for three days followed by oral steroids Regards