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1. Rapid onset: bilateral occipital lobe infarcts, bilateral occipital lobe trauma, bilateral optic nerve damage (methyl alcohol poisoning), hysteria. 
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<br/>2. Gradual onset: cataracts, acute glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy (vitreous haemorrhage), macular degeneration, bilateral optic/chiasmal compression, bilateral optic nerve damage (tobacco amblyopia). 


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