Title: Causes of Temporary Blindness in One Eye | Healthfully
Headings: Causes of Temporary Blindness in One Eye
Causes of Temporary Blindness in One Eye
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Eye Disorders
1. Vitreous Hemorrhage
2. Detached Retina
3. Other Eye Disorders
Circulatory Disorders
1. Retinal Artery or Vein Blockage
2. Transient Ischemic Attack or Stroke
3. Arteritis
Nervous System Disorders
1. Migraines
2. Optic Nerve Disorders
3. Other Nervous System Conditions
Other Considerations and Precautions

Content: With extensive detachments, people often experience a gray curtain or cloud coming into their field of vision. Common causes of a detached retina include a blow to the eye and diabetic eye disease. The condition might also occur after LASIK or cataract surgery, although this complication is uncommon. With a detached retina, the retinal tissue pulls away from the back of the eyeball. With extensive detachments, people often experience a gray curtain or cloud coming into their field of vision. 3. Other Eye Disorders
Causes of Eye Hemorrhages
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Several other eye disorders can potentially cause temporary blindness in one eye, including: Inflammation of internal eye structures, including iritis, uveitis and chorioretinitis
Sudden increase in internal eye pressure caused by acute angle closure glaucoma
Eye tumors, such as melanoma
The vitreous is the clear, jelly-like material between the lens of the eye and the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eyeball. This condition can occur for a variety of reasons, including underlying diabetic eye disease, sickle cell disease and a forceful blow to the eye. Circulatory Disorders
Circulatory disorders that reduce critical blood supply to the eye, the optic nerve or the visual areas of the brain are among the leading culprits for sudden loss of vision in one eye 2 8.