Eyes & ENT · Explanation & counselling

Diabetic eye results

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 5

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Instructions

You are an intern in the eye clinic. Hamish Lowe, 52, has had type 2 diabetes for 12 years and no eye check for five years. His optometrist sent retinal photographs and he has been seen urgently. His right eye photograph is printed for you.

  1. Interpret the retinal photograph, explain it to Mr Lowe and agree a plan

  • You do not need to take a history or examine the patient

Other findings

Acuity 6/6 both eyes. Left eye: moderate non-proliferative retinopathy. HbA1c 9.4%. BP 152/90.

Retinal photograph (right eye)

Colour fundus photograph of a right eye
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Wikimedia Commons - Public domain
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Investigations