9th September 2020

A patient with a history of diabetes and hypertension is brought into the emergency department by his wife

A patient with a history of diabetes and hypertension is brought into the emergency department by his wife, who says that the patient has suddenly developed loss of vision. The patient denies this but cannot read a leaflet handed to him by you. On examination, the patient has pupils that are equal in size and react to light normally.

For the patient above, please select the SINGLE most likely underlying cause of their visual field defect. Select ONE option from the list above.