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Alternating Amaurosis Fugax and Temporal Arteritis Am J Ophthalmol 123:850-851, Finelli,P.F., 1997 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Case report of a 77 year old man who had numerous episodes of transient alternating loss of vision for several days.Temporal artery biopsy showed vasculitis with a giant cell component.Alternating amaurosis fugax in an elderly patient suggests temporal arteritis rather than atheromatous disease and temporal artery biopsy should be considered.

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