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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 darkening, dark, or obscure. The ancients used it to refer to dimmed vision, especially if there was nothing they could see that was wrong with the eye itself. Fugax is related to fugitive (fleeing). Amaurosis fugax therefore means a fleeting loss of vision.
Amaurosis fugax is loss of vision in one eye due to a temporary lack of blood flow to the retina. It may be a sign of an impending stroke. See: Stroke risk factors ...
Amaurosis fugax is loss of vision in one eye due to a temporary lack of blood flow to the retina. It may be a sign of an impending stroke. See: Stroke risk ...
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Amaurosis fugax (from the Greek amaurosis, meaning dark, and the Latin fugax, meaning fleeting) refers to a transient loss of vision in one or both eyes. Varied use of ...
AMAUROSIS FUGAX [TRANSIENT MONOCULAR BLINDNESS] About Your Diagnosis. Amaurosis fugax is a short-lived episode of blindness in one eye (monocular).