While assessing visual acuity, you notice that the patient is turning his head "side-to-side" for an oblique, or peripheral, view of the Snellen chart, raising your suspicion that the patient may suffer from:
A. Glaucoma
B. Cataract
C. Macular degeneration
D. Amaurosis fugax
ANS: C
Visual loss associated with macular degeneration can be progressive, unilateral or bilateral, and starts centrally.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false