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posterior pole, right eye

temporal periphery, right eye

A 5-year-old boy with 20/80 vision in both eyes is noted to have a fibrovascular  ridge and an avascular temporal retinal periphery in both eyes (right eye fundus photos are shown).  He was born at 38 weeks (birthweight 4kg) of an uneventful pregnancy/delivery and has been an otherwise healthy child.

1.	Considering the history and retinal photographs, this condition is most likely related to:
	a. prematurity b. a genetic condition c. a metabolic disorder d.  trauma
2.	The specific diagnosis in this case is:
	a. retinopathy of prematurity b. diabetic retinopathy c. "shaken baby syndrome" d.  familial exudative retinopathy
3.	This condition is:
	a. slowly progressive b. most commonly an autosomal dominant condition c. associated with a poor prognosis for long term good vision d.  all of the above e. none of the above

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