Cranial nerves Flashcards

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list the three types of blindness

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Bilateral blindness of rapid onset, Sudden blindness in one eye, and Bilateral blindness of gradual onset.

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Bilateral blindness of sudden onset

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bilateral occipital lobe infarction,
bilateral occipital lobe trauma, bilateral
optic nerve damage, and hysteria

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Sudden blindness in one eye

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retinal
artery or vein occlusion, temporal arteritis, non-arteritic
ischaemic optic neuropathy and, occasionally,
optic neuritis or migraine.

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Bilateral blindness of gradual onset

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Cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and bilateral optic nerve or chiasmal compression.

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