###Rationale: Background retinopathy is present in about 90% of diabetes after 25-30 years of disease. Microaneurysms, dilated veins, dot and blot hemorrhages, cotton-wool spots, and hard exudates are common findings.

###Answer: OPTION A IS CORRECT.
###Question: A 59-vear-old man with type 2 diabetes goes for a screening eve examination. The ophthalmologist reports that the patient has developed non-proliferative retinopathy. (List the findings.)For the above patient with a complication of diabetes, select the most likely diagnosis or findings.
###Options:
A. microaneurysms and hemorrhage (dot and blot)
B. vitreal hemorrhage
C. dilated veins
D. open-angle glaucoma
