Question

A 69-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes presents with sudden-onset, painless loss of vision in one eye lasting 15 minutes that has now resolved. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Transient ischaemic attack affecting the retina

Answer

Migraine aura

Answer

Retinal detachment

Answer

Acute angle-closure glaucoma

Answer

Optic neuritis

Practice question

A 69-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes presents with sudden-onset, painless loss of vision in one eye lasting 15 minutes that has now resolved. What is the most likely diagnosis?