title: Sudden apparent worsening of diabetic retinopathy leading to a diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukaemia.
abstract: A 65-year-old woman with well-controlled type 2 diabetes presented with a sudden decrease in visual acuity bilaterally (right eye 6/60, left eye 6/18).
authors.affiliation: Fixed Term Specialist Trainee in Ophthalmology.
authors.forename: Syed M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shahid
authors.forename: Salman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waqar
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis