Amaurosis Fugax

Transient complete or partial monocular blindness due to retinal ischemia. This may be caused by emboli from the CAROTID ARTERY (usually in association with CAROTID STENOSIS) and other locations that enter the central RETINAL ARTERY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p245)

Year introduced: 2000

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Tree Number(s): C10.597.751.941.162.125, C11.966.075.125, C23.888.592.763.941.162.125

MeSH Unique ID: D020757

Entry Terms:

• Blindness, Monocular, Transient
• Monocular Blindness, Transient
• Blindness, Transient Monocular
• Transient Monocular Blindness

Previous Indexing:

• Blindness (1966-1999)
• Carotid Artery Diseases (1966-1999)
• Vision Disorders (1967-1999)

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