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FFS: Amaurosis fugax

Amaurosis fugax is sudden, painless, transient monocular vision loss from retinal ischaemia—an emergency signalling high stroke risk, requiring urgent carotid evaluation and stroke unit admission

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Charles Miller Fisher

Charles Miller Fisher (1913 - 2012) was a Canadian neurologist. Miller Fisher syndrome (1956) an acquired nerve disease variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

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I can see clearly now

A man presents with transient monocular loss of vision. Can you make the diagnosis and manage this patient in the emergency department?