Older, white and female populations are at the highest risk for developing giant cell arteritis, according to research presented at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.
Karen Qiang, BS, said that previous research had found giant cell arteritis (GCA) was more predominant in these population groups, but a recent single-center study found the incidence among white and Black populations to be more similar than previously thought.
“This was the first study to find similar incidence among white and Black populations. However, it was done at a singular tertiary care center in Baltimore