A 71-year-old woman with long-standing hypertension and type 2 diabetes presents with sudden onset painless loss of vision in one eye on waking. Fundo...

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A 71-year-old woman with long-standing hypertension and type 2 diabetes presents with sudden onset painless loss of vision in one eye on waking. Fundoscopy shows a pale retina with a cherry red spot. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Central retinal artery occlusion

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Central retinal vein occlusion

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Retinal detachment

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Age-related macular degeneration

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Optic neuritis

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Central retinal artery occlusion

A 71-year-old woman with long-standing hypertension and type 2 diabetes presents with sudden onset painless loss of vision in one eye on waking. Fundoscopy shows a pale retina with a cherry red spot. What is the most likely diagnosis?