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Uzm. Dr., Servergazi Devlet Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları, Denizli This report presents a rare case with concurrent neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR). A 71- year- old diabetic man represented blurred vision in his left eye. Visual acuity was 0.8 (Snellen) in the right eye and counting fingers at 1 meter in the left eye. Anterior segment examination and intraocular pressure values were normal. Fundus examination and fl uorescein angiography (FFA) revealed a well-demarcated and progressively leaking classic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in the left eye. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) confirmed CNV. Moreover, FFA showed findings of proliferative DR in the right eye, and non-proliferative DR in the left eye. Although relation between DR and neovascular AMD has not been completely clarified, manifestation of classic CNV with concurrent DR is an uncommon condition and this point should be kept in the mind. Keywords : Age-related macular degeneration, choroidal neovascularization, diabetic retinopathy