A 75-year-old notices straight lines appear wavy (metamorphopsia) and has difficulty reading small print. Fundoscopy shows drusen deposits in the macu...

Question

A 75-year-old notices straight lines appear wavy (metamorphopsia) and has difficulty reading small print. Fundoscopy shows drusen deposits in the macula. Which condition is suggested?

Accepted Answer

Dry age-related macular degeneration

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Cataract

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Glaucoma

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Diabetic retinopathy

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Retinitis pigmentosa

MCQ (SBA): Dry age-related macular degeneration

A 75-year-old notices straight lines appear wavy (metamorphopsia) and has difficulty reading small print. Fundoscopy shows drusen deposits in the macula. Which condition is suggested?