What Causes a Curtain Over the Eye?

Explore the causes of transient monocular vision loss (Amaurosis Fugax). Learn how retinal findings like cholesterol emboli point to a systemic diagnosis.

Cholesterol emboli


This patient presented with transient, painless visual obscuration in the left eye. What is the diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Papilledema
Hypertensive retinopathy
Cholesterol emboli
Temporal arteritis
Diabetic retinopathy

Amaurosis Fugax, Cholesterol emboli, Hollenhorst plaque, Retinal artery occlusion, Transient ischemic attack

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