A 70-year-old man with long-standing type 2 diabetes and hypertension presents with sudden painless loss of vision in his right eye described as a cur...

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A 70-year-old man with long-standing type 2 diabetes and hypertension presents with sudden painless loss of vision in his right eye described as a curtain descending. Fundoscopy reveals a pale retina with a cherry-red spot. Blood pressure is 190/100 mm Hg. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Central retinal artery occlusion

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Retinal detachment

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Central retinal vein occlusion

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Acute angle-closure glaucoma

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Optic neuritis

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Central retinal artery occlusion

A 70-year-old man with long-standing type 2 diabetes and hypertension presents with sudden painless loss of vision in his right eye described as a curtain descending. Fundoscopy reveals a pale retina with a cherry-red spot. Blood pressure is 190/100 mm Hg. What is the most likely diagnosis?