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Some of the causes of acute vision loss are:
- Cardiac Causes include:
- Emboli -- causes can be atherosclerotic plagues, atrial fibrillation, endocarditis.
- Arteritis
- Dissection
- Hematologic causes
- Hypercoaguable state
- Hyperviscosity
- Anemia
- Ocular Causes
- Angle-closure glaucoma
- Papilledema/neoplasm: Intracranial hypertension
- Intraocular foreign bodies:
- Central retinal artery occlusion
- Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
- Ruptured globe
- Miscellaneous
- Migraine
- Hysteria
- Drugs (i.e.: viagra and its counterparts)
References
Farino GA, Feliciano A, Lorenzo NY. Sudden Visual Loss. eMedicine. Accessed November 27, 2009.