A 72-year-old man with long-standing hypertension presents with transient monocular vision loss lasting 10 minutes. Examination is normal. What is the...

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A 72-year-old man with long-standing hypertension presents with transient monocular vision loss lasting 10 minutes. Examination is normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Amaurosis fugax due to transient ischaemia

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Retinal detachment

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Migraine aura

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Acute angle-closure glaucoma

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Temporal arteritis

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Amaurosis fugax/TIA

A 72-year-old man with long-standing hypertension presents with transient monocular vision loss lasting 10 minutes. Examination is normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?