diabetic amaurosis

Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia.

diabetic amaurosis

Etymology: Gk, diabainein, to pass through, amauroein, to darken

blindness associated with diabetes mellitus, caused by a proliferative hemorrhagic form of retinopathy that is characterized by capillary microaneurysms and hard or waxy exudates. Cataracts are also common in type 2 diabetes; in type 1 diabetes, snowflake cataract may progress until the entire lens is milky white.

diabetic amaurosis

Amaurosis associated with diabetes.