Spontaneous bleeding from a normal-appearing iris: an unusual cause of atypical amaurosis fugax

Amaurosis fugax, or fleeting loss of vision, is often attributed to embolic retinovascular disease. In this setting, there is appropriate concern for associated cerebrovascular complications. Extensive and expensive vascular evaluation may be indicated. Less often, local ocular abnormalities may mim...

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Published in:	Annals of emergency medicine Vol. 19; no. 9; p. 1066
Main Authors:	Mader, T H, Wilson, L A, Lubow, M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-09-1990
Subjects:	Aged Blindness - diagnosis Blindness - etiology Cough - complications Female Hemorrhage - complications Hemorrhage - diagnosis Hemorrhage - etiology Humans Iris Diseases - complications Iris Diseases - diagnosis Iris Diseases - etiology
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Summary:	Amaurosis fugax, or fleeting loss of vision, is often attributed to embolic retinovascular disease. In this setting, there is appropriate concern for associated cerebrovascular complications. Extensive and expensive vascular evaluation may be indicated. Less often, local ocular abnormalities may mimic embolic visual loss. We describe a case of sudden, transient, monocular visual loss in a 67-year-old woman caused by Valsalva-induced intraocular bleeding from a seemingly normal iris.
ISSN:	0196-0644
DOI:	10.1016/S0196-0644(05)82575-2