A 68-year-old female presents with a gradual loss of central vision in her left eye. She reports that straight lines appear wavy to her. What could be the possible cause?
This patient's symptoms of gradual central vision loss and metamorphopsia (where straight lines appear wavy) are consistent with the presentation of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), possibly the wet or neovascular type, which is characterized by the growth of abnormal blood vessels under the macula.