Key result
Surgical removal of left atrial myxoma resolves transient peripheral vision loss without residual neurological deficits.
This case highlights that left atrial myxoma can present atypically with transient loss of peripheral vision due to embolization, which can be resolved with surgical excision.
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Transient vision loss with murmur warrants echocardiography to exclude myxoma; supports expanded differential but leaves open routine screening guidelines.
Bolo-Deoku et al. (1992) studied this question. Left atrial myxoma presented as transient loss of peripheral vision in a 42-year-old man and was successfully removed without residual visual or neurological deficits.
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