Ophthalmology MCQ 06

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Scotoma: Macular Degeneration, Visual Acuity, Visual Perception, Mammal, Blind Spot, Photoreceptor, Ganglion CellWithin a 2-week period you see an unusually large number of children and adolescent patients who complain of painless loss of central vision. Appropriately, you refer them to an ophthalmologist. The feedback you receive is that most of these persons have bilateral central scotomas caused by an ophthalmoscopically visible macular defect.

Which one of the following events would most likely explain this problem?


A. A solar eclipse
B. A factory accident exposing persons over a wide area to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide
C. A severe dust storm
D. The recent, illicit winner-take-all boxing tournament
E. The annual community Fourth of July picnic where lots of potato salad was consumed

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