AMAUROSIS

AMAURO'SIS, noun [Gr. obscure.]A loss or decay of sight, without any visible defect in the eye, except an immovable pupil; called also gutta serena. Sometimes the disease is periodical, coming on suddenly, continuing for hours or days, and then disappearing. It has sometimes been cured by electricity.

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‖Am′au‐ro″sis (�), n. [] (Med.) 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.