A 67-Year-Old Man Comes to the Office Due to Decreased

question 591

Multiple Choice

A 67-year-old man comes to the office due to decreased vision in his left eye.  While driving 2 weeks ago, he noticed things appeared distorted or were "missing."  He has also had difficulty reading despite changing his reading glasses multiple times over the last several months.  The patient has had no headaches, eye pain, or double vision.  He has a long-standing history of hypertension and is an ex-smoker with a 40-pack-year history.
Funduscopic findings are shown in the image below.

Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

• A)Age-related macular degeneration
• B)Central retinal artery occlusion
• C)Hypertensive retinopathy
• D)Open-angle glaucoma
• E)Retinal detachment

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