Amaurosis

[,æmɒ:'rәusis]

Definition

(noun.) partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain.

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Definition

(n.) 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.

Editor: Rosalie

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. (Med.) Drop serene, GUTTA SERENA.

Typed by Jody

Definition

n. total blindness when no change can be seen in the eye sufficient to account for it; Amblyopia being partial loss of sight under similar circumstances. The old name was Gutta serena—the 'drop serene' of Paradise Lost iii. 25.—adj. Amaurō′tic.

Editor: Maris