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Acute Vision LossAka: Acute Blindness

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  1. Differential Diagnosis: Acute Vision Loss based on pain
    1. Minimal or variable pain with Vision Loss
      1. Optic Neuritis (associated with Multiple Sclerosis)
      2. Retinal Detachment
      3. Ocular tumor
      4. Vitreous Hemorrhage
      5. Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (Amaurosis Fugax)
    2. Pain present
      1. Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma
      2. Iritis
      3. Corneal Ulcer
      4. Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis)
  2. Differential Diagnosis: Acute unilateral Vision Loss
    1. Transient
      1. Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
      2. Retinal Detachment (early)
      3. Thromboembolism
      4. Uveitis
    2. Persistent
      1. Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma
      2. Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
      3. Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
      4. Retinal Detachment (later)
      5. Nonarteritic anterior optic Neuropathy (see Medications with Adverse Ocular Effects)
      6. Eye Trauma
      7. Tumor
      8. Vitreous Hemorrhage
  3. Differential Diagnosis: Acute bilateral Vision Loss
    1. Transient
      1. Migraine Headache aura
      2. Congestive Heart Failure
      3. Hypertensive emergency
      4. Severe bilateral Carotid Artery Stenosis
      5. Transient Ischemic Attack involving visual cortex
    2. Persistent
      1. Bilateral Occipital Lobe ischemia
      2. Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis)
      3. Lymphoma
      4. Posterior ischemic Neuropathy
  4. Risk Factors: Acute Vision Loss predisposing factors
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    2. Hypertension
    3. Hyperlipidemia
    4. Hypercoagulable States
    5. Cardiac arrhythmias
    6. Carotid Insufficiency
    7. Glaucoma
    8. Migraine Headaches

Blind Vision (C0456909)

Definition (MSH)The inability to see or the loss or absence of perception of visual stimuli. This condition may be the result of EYE DISEASES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; OPTIC CHIASM diseases; or BRAIN DISEASES affecting the VISUAL PATHWAYS or OCCIPITAL LOBE.
Definition (CSP)inability to see or the loss or absence of perception of visual stimuli; condition may be the result of eye, optic nerve, optic chiasm or brain diseases effecting the visual pathways or occipital lobe.
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
MSHD001766
EnglishBlind, Blind Vision, Blindness, Cannot see, Loss Of Vision, Unable to see, UTS - Unable to see, VISION LOSS
Spanishceguera, ciego
Parent ConceptsVisual impairment (C0042798), Visual Loss: Further Characterization (C0150869), Eyes and vision (C0150933), Vision Disorders (C0042790), Disorder of the optic nerve (C0029132), RETINAL ABNORMALITY (C0035300), LENSE ABNORMALITIES (C0549651), RETINAL VASCULAR (C0549652), VISUAL NONSPECIFIC (C0549653), Vision Disorders NEC (C0877705), Visual Manifestations (C1336970), General visual observation (C0578652), Ambiguous concept (C1274012)
SourcesAIR, AOD, COSTAR, CSP, CST, DXP, LCH, MEDLINEPLUS, MSH, MTH, NCI, NDFRT, OMIM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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