Gradual central blur in a patient with diabetes
Clinical history
- Laterality
- Left
- Urgency
- Soon
A 58-year-old with type 2 diabetes reports three months of gradual blur reading in the left eye.
- Examination
- Acuity normal unless macular oedema. Microaneurysms and dot haemorrhages scattered around the posterior pole.
Presentation typical of this diagnosis, written for teaching. The source dataset provides the image and its label only, with no accompanying clinical record.
The study opens when you begin.
Read the history first and decide what you expect to find. Committing to an expectation before you look is most of what separates interpreting from noticing.
Step 1 of 3 · Read the history
Study: Colour fundus photograph
Describe the abnormality and give the most likely diagnosis. You will locate the finding first; the answer options stay hidden until you have.