4th January 2024

A 70-year-old man presents to A&E with subacute onset progressive left eye pain and loss of vision in his left eye

A 70-year-old man presents to A&E with subacute onset progressive left eye pain and loss of vision in his left eye. He has a background of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. In terms of past ocular history, he says he does not wear glasses but used to be seen in the eye hospital for regular injections into his left eye and was last seen 9 months ago before the COVID-19 pandemic. Examination reveals an injected eye with a poorly reactive pupil and cloudy cornea. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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