In a small minority of those who experience amaurosis, stroke or vision loss has resulted.  Diabetes, hypertension and smoking are<unk>  known to increase the risks of suffering this condition.  It also can be the result of surgical repair to the mitral valve, when very small emboli may break away from the site of the repair, while the patient's tissue grows to cover the plastic annuloplasty band.
Amaurosis fugax risk factors
Amaurosis fugax differential diagnosis
Amaurosis fugax causes
Erythrasma risk factors
Sheehan's syndrome differential diagnosis
Hamartoma risk factors
Pott's disease risk factors
Sezary syndrome differential diagnosis