29th April 2024

A 75-year-old woman presents with a complaint of blurred vision and difficulty in reading small print, which has progressively worsened over the past two years.

A 75-year-old woman presents with a complaint of blurred vision and difficulty in reading small print, which has progressively worsened over the past two years. She also notices distortion in straight lines and a blind spot in the center of her vision. She has a history of hypertension and has smoked for 30 years. On examination, visual acuity is reduced to 6/36 in both eyes. Fundoscopy reveals the presence of drusen and choroidal neovascularization in the macular region of both eyes.

Which is the most likely diagnosis?