amaurosis fugax
MONDO:0043310Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names amaurosis fugax yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
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)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0043310), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of