[Temporary blindness as a symptoms of circulatory disorder].
Patients with amaurosis fugax (transient monocular blindness) have been studied including an ophthalmodynamometry. In most of the cases there were general circulatory disturbances with marked orthostatic decrease of the ophthalmic pressure, and comparatively seldom carotid stenosis and hypertension.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000175:diagnosis; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009884:Ophthalmodynamometry
Vorübergehende Erblindung als Symptom einer Kreislaufstörung.