Postprandial transient painful amaurosis fugax.
A case of recurrent postprandial amaurosis fugax (AF) associated with periorbital pain is described. Clinical and angiographic examination revealed moderate atherosclerosis of the cerebral vessels and narrow-angle glaucoma. Cerebral postprandial hypoperfusion combined with increased intraocular pressure probably precipitated the painful monocular blindness. The attacks of AF subsided partially after treatment of the glaucoma.
D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004435:Eating; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis