Amaurosis fugax (Latin fugax meaning fleeting, Greek amaurosis meaning darkening, dark, or obscure) is a painless transient monocular visual loss (i.e., loss of vision in one eye that is not permanent). ==Pathophysiology and etiology== Prior to 1990, amaurosis fugax could, `clinically, be divided into four identifiable symptom complexes, each wit....
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Temporary blindness occurring in short periods.
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<symptom> This refers to a symptom that is described as a shade coming down over the eye. ... This temporary interference in vision is causally related to atherosclerosis in the blood vessels that supply the brain. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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Temporary blindness caused by disruption of the blood supply to the part of the brain that processes information from the eye or disruption of the blood supply to the eye(s)
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a transient blindness that may result from a transient ischemia resulting from carotid artery insufficiency or retinal artery embolus, or to centrifugal force (visual blackout in flight).
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Amaurosis fugax: A symptom described as a shade coming down over the eye. A partial or complete loss of sight that is temporary. This temporary interference with vision is usually related to atherosclerosis in the blood vessels that supply the brain. It can also occur with excessive acceleration, as in flight. Amaurosis is the Greek word for darken...
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