VOL 47: NOVEMBER • NOVEMBRE 2001❖Canadian Family Physician•Le Médecin de famille canadien 2225
clinical challenge
❖défi clinique
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clinical challenge
❖défi clinique
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21-year-old patient presented with painless gradual blurring of vision in both eyes. The blurring had occurred over the last 8 months. During that time she had required two changes in the strength of her glasses and now found her vision had again become blurred. Her visual acuity was 6/15 in her right eye and 6/9 in her left eye.The appearance of the eye is compatible with the patient’s having which of the following?
1. Lattice corneal dystrophy 2. Band keratopathy 3. Arcus senilis 4. Keratoconus
Answer on page 2233
Mr Urton is a medical student at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont. Dr Sharma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Queen’s University. Photo credit: Dr W.E. Willis, Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Queen’s University.
Todd Urton Sanjay Sharma, MD, MSC, FRCSC, MBA
