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Blindness means no light perception. In that case one observes a fixed dilated pupil. An unilateral amaurosis of sudden onset is caused either by an ocular or an optic nerve condition. The most common causes are: --occlusion of the central retinal artery --
apoplexy
of the papilla --traumatic lesions to the optic nerve
Bilateral blindness
occurring suddenly is for anatomic reasons due to a chiasmatic lesion. It is mainly associated with pituitary
apoplexy
. More commonly bilateral blindness develops sequentially and may be discovered only after the second event. Besides other ocular diseases bilateral occipital brain infarction has to be considered.
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PMID:[Sudden blindness]. 223 65
