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Meningitis
Hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis causing unilateral blindness: MR findings . Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1993 ; 95 : 65 – 70 . 8.[cambridge.org]
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Temporal Arteritis
blindness.[medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Visual symptoms of diplopia, blurred vision, or amaurosis fugax may antedate development of sudden unilateral blindness.[rheumaknowledgy.com]
[…] carotid arteries, especially the temporal artery; occurs in old people and may be manifested by constitutional symptoms, particularly severe headache, and sometimes sudden unilateral[medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
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Optic Nerve Injury
A case of unilateral blindness following blunt injury to the skull is presented.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Methods: One hundred consecutive patients with unilateral/ bilateral blindness as a result of minor head injury were studied with regard to their visual status, CT scan, MRI[ijo.in]
In addition, examination of the pupils may not show any difference in size when both the eyes are open. · Unilateral blindness due to optic nerve injury is often missed on[thamburaj.com]
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Retinal Arterial Branch Occlusion
Symptoms: In central retinal artery occlusion, the patient generally complains of sudden, painless unilateral blindness.[alpfmedical.info]
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Cavernous Sinus Aneurysm
Triad of unilateral blindness, orbital fractures and massive epistaxis’ after head injury. J. Neurosurg., 1961;18: 837. 5. Mahmoud, NA.[jpma.org.pk]
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Carotid Cavernous Sinus Fistula
German , Triad of unilateral blindness, orbital fractures and massive epistaxis after head injury. J. Neurosurg. 18 (1961), 837–840. PubMed Google Scholar McCormick, W.[link.springer.com]
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Occlusion of the Ophthalmic Artery
Unilateral blindness occurring during anaesthesia for neurosurgical operations. AMA Arch Ophthalmol 1954; 52: 819-30. 6.[neurologyindia.com]
, and in case of unilateral involvement, to save the other eye.[ijmr.org.in]
This case highlights the importance of early diagnosis and prompt treatment of giant cell arteritis in order to prevent the blinding complications like ophthalmic artery occlusion[ijmr.org.in]
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Optic Nerve Infarction
Unilateral blindness occurring during anesthesia for neurosurgical operations. AMA Arch Ophthalmol 1954;52:819–30.[journals.lww.com]
In addition, examination of the pupils may not show any difference in size when both the eyes are open. · Unilateral blindness due to optic nerve injury is often missed on[thamburaj.com]
Loss of vision may be unilateral but is often bilateral, ranging from irreversible total blindness to mild transient deficits.[ijo.in]
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Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Complications of cavernous sinus thrombosis include meningoencephalitis, brain abscess , stroke , blindness , and pituitary insufficiency .[merckmanuals.com]
Cavernous sinus thrombosis and blindness as complications of an odontogenic infection: report of a case and review of literature.[degruyter.com]
Symptoms and Signs Initial symptoms of cavernous sinus thrombosis are progressively severe headache or facial pain, usually unilateral and localized to retro-orbital and frontal[merckmanuals.com]
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Retinoblastoma
Complications The following clinical conditions may complicate from the primary retinoblastoma and from its post-radiation condition: Blindness: A dysfunctional orbit may[symptoma.com]
Optic nerve neuroma Metastasis to the brain, lungs and bones Sarcoma Malignant melanoma Unilateral retinoblastoma may complicate and affect the other eye Retinoblastoma evolves[symptoma.com]