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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Historical Perspective

The disease was first described in 1890 by Hutchinson. The histopathology of the disorder was first described in 1932 by Horton. Visual loss was first reported by Jennings in 1938. Birkhead first described the use of steroids to prevent progression to blindness.