Title: Transient Blindness | Encyclopedia.com
Headings: Transient Blindness
Transient Blindness
Transient blindness
Definition
Description
Demographics
Causes and symptoms
Blood vessel blockage
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR
Damage to the eye
Nerve damage
Symptoms
Diagnosis
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Content: Most often, transient blindness affects only one eye. The condition can last anywhere from a few seconds to hours. Although vision returns, anyone who experiences transient blindness should see a physician promptly because it can be a symptom of an impending medical emergency. Demographics
Because transient blindness has many causes, it can happen to people of any age, although it is often linked to cardiovascular disease and is more likely to occur in older individuals. Transient blindness is most common in white men over age 50. Causes and symptoms
Transient blindness occurs for three main reasons: blockage of a blood vessel going to the eye, damage to the eye, or damage to the nerves that serve eye. Of these, blockage of the blood vessels going to the eye is the most common. Blood vessel blockage
Amaurosis fugax is the temporary loss of vision caused by debris in the circulatory system that blocks blood flow to the retina. Typically, only one eye is affected at a time.