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. 1988 Oct;72(10):737–740. doi: 10.1136/bjo.72.10.737

Visual recovery in orbital vasculitis.

A Bagegni 1, R W Lyness 1, P B Johnston 1, J F Douglas 1
PMCID: PMC1041573  PMID: 2903766

Abstract

A 46-year-old woman with polyarteritis nodosa and chronic renal failure developed sudden loss of vision which was associated with orbital vasculitis. Treatment with cyclophosphamide produced rapid improvement in vision, which has been preserved with maintenance doses of cyclophosphamide and prednisolone.

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