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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
44 years experience Pathology
Momentary blindness: ... In one eye. Usually it is caused by constriction or temporary occlusion of the central retinal artery.
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A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Shatz answered
26 years experience Ophthalmology
Potential vascular: Amaurosis fugax is a condition where there is a temporary (seconds to minutes) partial or complete loss of vision in one eye. It is caused by a variet ... Read More
Dr. Moonyoung Chung answered
25 years experience Ophthalmology
Carotid: Amaurosis fugax is a transient loss of vision in one eye due to a temporary insufficiency of blood flow to the retina. It occurs when a piece of plaq ... Read More
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Dr. Ilan Cohen answered
25 years experience Ophthalmology
Potentially serious: Amaurosis fugax is temporary loss of vision in one eye lasting between seconds and hours. There are many potential causes to this some of which may re ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Pinto answered
35 years experience Ophthalmology
Amaurosis fugax: Amaurosis fugax, or temporary blindness, is often caused by a circulation disorder. An example would be a piece of cholesterol that breaks away from t ... Read More
Dr. Alan Mindlin answered
50 years experience Ophthalmology
Vascular problems: This is indicative of vascular blockage or insufficiency usually carotid artery disease.This needs urgent eval to prevent brain stroke.
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ankush Bansal answered
17 years experience Internal Medicine
See below: Amaurosis fugax is when the central retinal artery is blocked by a plaque or deposit from the carotids. This results in restriction or stoppage of bl ... Read More
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Djamchid Lotfi answered
58 years experience Neurology
Transient blindness: Temporary loss of vision usually lasting less than 5 minutes often as a result of a small blood clot (embolus) passing through the retinal artery.
A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Theresa Yang answered
9 years experience General Practice
Mini-StrokeC MD ASAP: See your doctor immediately if you experience signs of amaurosis fugax (temporary vision loss in one eye). These symptoms are caused by decreased bloo ... Read More
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Shatz answered
26 years experience Ophthalmology
Not usually: Amaurosis fugax is a sudden and temporary loss of vision, often in one eye. It is painless, and usually recovers without intervention. The underlying ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Goldstein answered
31 years experience Ophthalmology
One eye: Amaurosis fugax is by definition sudden loss of vision in one eye, that reverses itself. Ocular migraines are always in both eyes, and are characteriz ... Read More
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A 62-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nayla Mumneh answered
29 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Amaurosis fugax: Not sure who gave you the diagnosis, but if this is correct you are at risk of a stroke and you need to have it checked right away, and if you want to ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcadams answered
23 years experience Internal Medicine
It can be.: Amaurosis fugax is simply transient monocular vision loss (only ~20% have the 'curtain' experience). Although your ophthalmological exam was normal y ... Read More
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