Amaurotic
partial or total loss of sight, especially in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.
historical examples
amaurotic (amaurosis, blindness) family idiocy is hereditary, and the child dies at about two years of age.
the ethics of medical homicide and mutilation austin o’malley
noun
(pathol) blindness, esp when occurring without observable damage to the eye
amaurosis am·au·ro·sis (ām’ô-rō’sĭs)
n.
blindness, especially without apparent change in the eye, as from a cortical lesion.
am’au·rot’ic (-rŏt’ĭk) adj.
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