Definition of Amaurosis. Meaning of Amaurosis. Synonyms of Amaurosis

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Definition of Amaurosis

Amaurosis
Amaurosis Am`au*ro"sis, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? dark, dim.] (Med.) A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gutta serena, the ``drop serene' of Milton.

Meaning of Amaurosis from wikipedia

- Amaurosis (Gr**** meaning darkening, dark, or obscure) is vision loss or weakness that occurs without an apparent lesion affecting the eye. It may result...
- Amaurosis fugax (Gr****: ἀμαύρωσις, amaurosis meaning 'darkening', 'dark', or 'obscure', Latin: fugax meaning 'fleeting') is a painless temporary loss of...
- Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a rare inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life. It affects about 1 in 40,000...
- Temporary blindness, a type of non-permanent vision loss, may refer to: Amaurosis fugax, or fleeting blindness Conversion disorder, formerly called hysterical...
- symptoms. "Orphanet: Amaurosis hypertrichosis syndrome". www.orpha.net. Retrieved 2022-06-13. "OMIM Entry - 204110 - Amaurosis Congenita, Cone-Rod Type...
- therapy medication for the treatment of Leber congenital amaurosis. Leber's congenital amaurosis, or biallelic RPE65-mediated inherited retinal disease...
- of inherited blindness, known as Leber's congenital amaurosis or LCA. Leber's Congenital Amaurosis damages the light receptors in the retina and usually...
- however human clinical trials for both choroideremia and Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) have produced somewhat promising results. Clinical trials of gene...
- disease, familial Amaurosis Amaurosis congenita of Leber Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 1 Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 2 Amaurosis hypertrichosis...
- already reported positive results using rAAV to treat Leber's congenital amaurosis, showing that the therapy was both safe and effective. There were no serious...