amaurosis

amaurosis /am·au·ro·sis/ (am″aw-ro´sis) blindness, especially that occurring without apparent lesion of the eye.amaurot´ic

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amaurosis conge´nita of Leber , congenital amaurosis a form of hereditary blindness, occurring at or shortly after birth, associated with an atypical form of diffuse pigmentation and commonly with optic atrophy and attenuation of the retinal vessels.

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am·au·ro·sis (mô-rss)

n.

Blindness, especially without apparent change in the eye, as from a cortical lesion.

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amau·rotic (-rtk) adj.

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amaurosis

[am′ôrō′sis]

Etymology: Gk, amauroein, to darken

blindness, especially lack of vision resulting from a systemic cause such as disease of the optic nerve or brain, diabetes, renal disease, acute gastritis, or systemic poisoning produced by excessive use of alcohol or tobacco, rather than from damage to the eye itself. Unilateral or, more rarely, bilateral amaurosis may follow an emotional shock and may continue for days or months. One kind of congenital amaurosis is transmitted as an autosomal-recessive trait. amaurotic, adj.

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amaurosis

loss of sight without apparent lesion of the eye, as from disease of the optic nerve, spine or brain.

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amaurosis 

1. Partial or total loss of sight due to a lesion somewhere in the visual pathway (usually the optic nerve), but not in the eye itself.

2. Synonym for blindness.

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amaurosis

Blindness, see there