CASE 12

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History

A 55-year-old man comes in for a routine physical examination, your ophthalmoscopic examination reveals the findings illustrated in the photograph in both optic discs.

Questions

1. Describe the ophthalmoscopic findings.

 

2. What is the differential diagnosis?

 

3. In this patient, what would be the most likely diagnosis?

 

4. What additional information from the patient's history and eye examination would you need to confirm your diagnosis?

 

5. Discuss the general principles of treatment.