Amaurosis fugax. An overview.
Amaurosis fugax is an all-inclusive term for all forms of transient visual loss. Clinically, it can be divided into four identifiable symptom complexes, each with its underlying pathoetiology: embolic, hypoperfusion, angiospasm, and unknown.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
D001766:Blindness / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery / Q000473:pathology