A 50-Year-Old Woman Who Has Had Mild Myopia for Decades

A 50-year-old woman who has had mild myopia for decades comes to the office for a routine physical examination.  The patient has no chronic medical conditions and eats a healthy diet consisting of a variety of organically grown foods.  She is excited because she rarely has to wear glasses or contacts anymore.  Her visual acuity at 20 feet is 20/30 in both eyes without wearing her glasses.  Which of the following conditions has the same etiology as the changes causing this patient's visual improvement?

A) Actinic keratosis
B) Angle-closure glaucoma
C) Coronary atherosclerosis
D) Femoral head osteonecrosis
E) Skin wrinkles

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