Veronica Khaimov, OD

A 73-year-old white female presented to the office on an emergency basis because she could not see out of her right eye upon waking that morning. Her medical history was significant for recent polymyalgia rheumatica, and she had been on a dose of 5 mg of prednisolone daily. Seven months ago she experienced swollen knees and joint pain; minor weight loss did not alarm her. Of note was soreness in her jaw while chewing that eased after treatment with prednisolone. She denied fever or scalp tenderness; she had a high rheumatoid factor titer.