PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vishal V Ramteke
AU  - Yojana A Gokhale
AU  - Paritosh A Kamdar
AU  - Vashistha Maniar
AU  - Makardhwaj Shrivastava
AU  - Natasha Singh
AU  - B A Krishna
TI  - Sudden mono-ocular blindness with recurrent transient diplopia and ptosis in a middle-aged woman
AID  - 10.1136/bcr.10.2010.3414
DP  - 2011 Jan 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr1020103414
VI  - 2011
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.10.2010.3414.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.10.2010.3414.full
AB  - Sudden painless loss of vision is an ophthalmologic and a medical emergency resulting from various causes such as occlusion of retinal artery or vein, macular or vitreous haemorrhages, retinal detachment, and anterior and posterior ischaemic optic neuropathy. We report a 48-year-old woman presenting with right monocular blindness due to branch retinal artery occlusion whose vision recovered due to timely paracentesis coupled with treatment with adequate antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants. The patient had transient diplopia and ptosis despite adequate antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants. Thorough search for aetiology revealed the underlying cause to be aortoarteritis. Aortoarteritis is a rare disease, and ocular involvement occurs late in the disease. We review ophthalmologic manifestation of aortoarteritis and diagnostic utilities of various modalities for aortoarteritis.