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Published on Thu Feb 23, 2023

Question: A 53-year-old new patient with type 1 diabetes presented to the clinic with a chief complaint of blurred vision (both distance and near) bilaterally. The patient’s primary care provider told them they needed an eye exam. Other than diabetes, the patient is in good health. My ophthalmologist ordered fundus photographs and an extended threshold fields exam and arrived at [...]
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