VOL 46: APRIL • AVRIL 2000❖Canadian Family Physician•Le Médecin de famille canadien 805
clinical challenge
❖défi clinique
Tom Enta,
MD,
FRCPCStewart P. Adams,
MD,
FRCPCDermacase
Answer on page 562
Dr Adams is a Clinical Lecturer in Dermatology at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
clinical challenge
❖défi clinique
Answer on page 816
Dr Cheung is Chief Resident in Ophthalmology in the Department of
Ophthalmology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont. Dr Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology at Queen’s University.
A 40-year-old man presents with floaters and blurred vision in his right eye. He has no history of diabetes.
The appearance of the eye is compatible with the patient’s having which of the following?
1. Eales’ disease
2. Macular degeneration 3. Blepharitis
4. Corneal ulcer