A 52-year-old female presented to the hospital medical assessment unit due to several episodes of right-eye blindness lasting 10-15 seconds over a few months. These episodes occurred only at night before sleeping and were noticeable when she covered her left eye. Several blood investigations for underlying autoimmune disorders or prothrombotic risk factors returned normal. A head CT scan with an angiogram of carotid and intracranial arteries were normal. She was started on antiplatelet medications (clopidogrel and aspirin) with a possible diagnosis of amaurosis fugax and was prohibited from driving for three months.
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