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Feature|Articles|September 4, 2026 (Updated: September 4, 2026)
Women's Health: Giant cell arteritis and the sex gap: What every eye care clinician should know
Author(s)Lynda Charters
Fact checked by: Tracy Ann Politowicz
Women are more often affected than men, and the disease manifests differently between the sexes.
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GCA was previously called temporal arteritis because the temporal arteries, located along the sides of the head, can become inflamed. However, other blood vessels, eg, the aorta and aortic branches, can also become inflamed. The term giant cell arteritis is used because the biopsies of inflamed temporal arteries often show large or giant cells.2
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