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  1. Jones dye test:
    • Jones -1 test:
    • Positive: primary hypersecretion of tears
    • Negative: perform jones-2 test
    • 1.Positive: partial obstruction of proximal lacrimal passages (puctal/canalicular) or pump failure
    • 2.Negative: partial obstruction of distal nasolacrimal duct

    • Hirschberg test:
    • Corneal reflex test
    • Estimates angle of deviation of corneal light reflex from the center of the pupil
    • Used in detection of squint (Q)
  2. Ficham’s test:
    • Differentiate coloured halos of immature cataract from acute congestive glaucoma
    • Cracking of halos in cataract (C@C), but halos remain intact in glaucoma
  3. Macular function test:
    • @MAC
    • Maddox rod test
    • Amsler grid test(Q)
    • Cardboard test(two light discrimination test)
  4. Most important factor determining convergence of light rays on retina:
    Refractive index of cornea
  5. Aphakia Vs Pseudophakia
    • Absence of crystalline lens from its normal position Vs condition of aphakia corrected with an IOL
    • Surgical limbal scar: present Vs present
    • Anterior chamber: deep(>4mm) vs normal/slightly deep(<4mm)
    • Iridodonesis(tremulousness of iris): present Vs absent
    • Purkinje image test: only 2 purkinje images seen (3rd and 4th purkinje images are absent) Vs all four purkinje images seen (3rd and 4th purkinje images are present)
  6. T/t of choice in aphakia:
    Intraocular lens ( posterior chamber IOL)
  7. Keratoconus:
    • B/l thining and bulging of central cornea, which becomes cone shaped
    • Descemet’s membrane may rupture
    • Female, progressive myopia (NOT hypermetropia)
    • Munson’s sign: bulging of lower lid on looking downwards
    • Slit lamp: thining and ectasia of corneal stroma, Fleischer’s ring (d/t iron deposition in epithelium)
    • Retinoscopy: scissor reflex
    • NOTE: kayser Fleischer’s ring present in wilson’s disease and chalcosis (d/t copper deposition in Descemet’s membrane)
  8. Anterior lenticonus is found in:
    Alport’s syndrome (progressive hereditary nephritis)
  9. Dislocation of lens (Ectopia lentis) is seen in:
    • Marfan syndrome(b/l): supero-temporal subluxation
    • Ehlers- Danlos syndrome
    • Homocystinuria(b/l): infero-nasal subluxation (Q) (NOT homocysteinemia)
    • Weill-Marchesani syndrome (AR condition with mesodermal dysplasia): antero-inferiorly
    • Trauma
    • EXCEPT: congenital rubella(Q), Batten Mayou disease
    • NOTE: systemic disorders are frequently a/w b/l subluxation of lens

    • Color blindness:
    • Anomalous trichromatic color vision:
    • @ R-GB colors…..red-1, green-2, blue-3
    • Pahela(1): Prot-anomalous - defective red color perception
    • Dusra(2): Deuter-anamalous - defective green color perception
    • Tisra(3): Trit-anomalous: defective blue color perception
    • NOTE: for color objects the field is largest for blue
  10. A/c WHO low vision, blindness defination:
    • Low vision: Visual acuity <6/18 to <6/60 in in the better eye with the best correction
    • Bindness: Visual acuity of <3/60, or corresponding visual field loss to < 100, in the better eye with the best correction
  11. Episcleritis Vs Scleritis:
    • Main symptoms: redness, irritation Vs severe excruciating pain
    • Tenderness: nil/minimal Vs moderate to severe
    • Congested vessles: bright red in color, move easily with the help cotton bud Vs purple red in color, cannot move easily with cotton bud
    • Blanching of vessels: occurs with 10% phenylephrine Vs doesnot ocurrs with 10% phenylephrine
  12. Unilateral watery discharge from the eye of a new born, with no edema or chemosis is d/t:
    Chemical conjunctivitis
  13. Casuative agents in ophthalmia neonatorum:
    • With in 24 hrs: Silver nitrate(AgNO3)
    • With in 48 hrs: gonorrhea
    • 5-7 days: HSV-II
    • >7 days: Chlamydia Trachomatis

    • Organisms that penetrates normal/intact corneal epithelium:
    • Neisseria gonorrhoea(Q)
    • Corynebacterium diphtheriae
  14. Organism causing swimming pool conjunctivitis:
    Chlamydia
  15. Virus causing acute conjuctivitis:
    • Enterovirus 70, coxsackie virus A-24, adenovirus
    • EXCEPT: CMV
  16. Not a common symptom of conjuctivitis: a. pain , b. redness, c. discharge, d. irritation
    Pain (pain is minimal)
  17. Angular conjuctivitis:
    • Moraxella lacunata( diplobacillus)
    • Also kn/as diplobacillary conjuctivitis
    • Bacterial conjuctivitis caused by Moraxella Lacunata is not a/w a polymorphonuclaer response (Q)
    • T/t: oxytetracycline(DOC), zinc sulphate or zinc oxide
  18. Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) or Spring Catarrh:
    • Type I hypersensitivity reaction
    • Exogenous allergens: dust, pollen, heat
    • Seasonal incidence (more comon in summer)
    • B/l, marked symptom: itching
    • White Ropy discharge: maxwell lyon sign (containing eosinophils)
    • Signs:
    • Conjunctivial signs: cobble stone appearance/ pavement stone fashion (palpebral), Horner-Trantas spots(bulbar)
    • Corneal sign: shield ulcer (corneal ulcer with scarring)
    • T/t: steroids, Di-sodium chromoglycate
    • NOTE: follicles are not seen in VKC
  19. Phlyctenular conjuctivitis:
    • Type III/ delayed hypersensitivity reaction
    • Endogenous microbial proteins (tubercular(m/c) or staphylococcus)
    • U/L, symptoms: irritation, discomfort, reflex lacrimation (itching is not most marked symptom as seen in VKC)
    • Conjunctival sign: phlycten or nodule at limbus is characteristic
    • Corneal sign: fasicular ulcer(prominent leash of vessels develops in floor of phlyctenular ulcer), ring ulcer

    • SAFE strategy has been developed for the control of:
    • Trachoma
    • S: Surgery for correction of entropian and trichiasis
    • A: Antibiotics(tetracycline is t/t of choice) to reduce severity of inflammation and disease transmission
    • F: Face washing/cleanliness
    • E: Environment improvement
  20. In leukoma of cornea, the t/t of coice is:
    Lamellar keratoplasty

    • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus:
    • Caused by varicella zoster virus
    • Corneal involvement is always a/w tip of nasal involvement and ulcers
    • It is lodged in the gasserian ganglion
    • EXCEPT: punctate keratitis may coalesce and unite to form dendritic ulcer which simulate herpes simplex
  21. Fungal corneal/ mycotic ulcer:
    • CA: aspergillus fumigatus (m/c), fusarium
    • H/o trauma to eye with vegetative matter(wooden stick)
    • Feathery margins, Satellite nodule
    • Non sterile hypopyon
  22. Organism causing ulcus serpens:
    Pneumococcus (it is also called hypopyon corneal ulcer, hypopyon is sterile d/t bacterial toxin(not d/t bacterial invasion))
  23. The mechanism of antimicrobial/ antibiotic resistance to pseudomonas aeroginosa strains from contact lens wearer:
    Ability of pseudomonas to produce biofilms or “slime enclosed microcolonies”
  24. Sympathetic ophthalmitis:
    • B/l non-suppurative uveitis (Q)
    • Etiology: Penetrating injury (source:mudit khanna) involving ciliary body in one eye(exciting/injured eye) can lead to uveitis in other/fellow (symapathetic/ uninjured)eye
    • Develops: 4 wks to 8 wks after trauma
    • Earliest symptom: photophobia > blurring of near vision(d/t loss of accomodation)
    • Earliest sign: retrolental flare (cells in retrolental space because inflammation starts in ciliary body)
    • Posterior segment shows: dalen-fuch’s nodules(lymphocytes and plasma cells nodular aggregation on uveal tract)
    • Mutton fat KP’s
    • Koeppes nodules (small nodules seen at the papillary margin of the iris(Q) in patients with granulomatous anterior uveitis, which occurs in conditions such as sarcoidosis and tuberculosis.)
    • T/t: corticosteroids, cycloplegics (atropine)
  25. Uveal Effusion syndrome (Ciliochoroidal effusion):
    • Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in outer layer of ciliary body and choroids
    • Ciliochoroidal detachment (detachment of ciliary body, choroid ,retina)
    • Structural defect in sclera (thick sclera)
    • A/w Nanophthalmos and hypermetropia (NOT myopia)
  26. Acute anterior uveitis Vs Angle closure glaucoma:
    • Pupil: miotic, irregular Vs dilated, vertical oval
    • Anterior Chamber: normal Vs very shallow
    • Cornea: hazy Vs hazy (both d/ to corneal oedema)
    • IOP: usually normal Vs raised
  27. Red congested painful eye with mild dilated vertical oval pupil is seen in:
    Acute congestive glaucoma
  28. T/t of uveitis:
    • Atropine (DOC) (Q)
    • Steroids: topical (t/t of choice for anterior uveitis), systemic
    • Cyclosporine

    • Complication of topical/sytemic steroids:
    • Topical steroid: glaucoma
    • Sytemic steroid: cataract
  29. Disease/ types of cataract:
    • Wilson’s disease, chalcosis, trauma(retension of intraocular FB): sunflower cataract
    • Blunt Trauma: Rosette(Rose)/flower shaped cataract, vossius ring
    • DM: snow flake/snow strom cataract
    • Myotonic dystrophy: christmas tree/ stellate cataract
    • Galactosemia: oil drop cataract/ dust like lenticular opacity
    • Complicated cataract: polychromatic lustre/ bread crump appearance/rainbow cataract
    • Atopic dermatitis: shield cataract (shield ulcer in VKC)
    • Lamellar/ zonular cataract: spoke of a wheel pattern/riders
    • Acute congestive glaucoma: glaukom-flecken
    • Hypermature senile cataract: Morgagnian cataract
  30. Causes of Complicated cataract:
    • Uveitis (m/c), retinitis pigmentosa, high myopia, RD, Glaucoma, intraocular tumors
    • Posterior cortical cataract (in axial region)
    • Polychromatic lustre or bread crumb appearance
  31. Pailloedema Vs papillitis/optic neuritis:
    • Non inflammatory swelling of optic nerve head Vs inflammatory condition
    • Laterality: b/l Vs u/l
    • Onset: insidious and transient Vs sudden
    • Pain: absent/ present
    • Loss of vision: negligible, gradual Vs marked
    • Swelling of disc: marked/ moderate
    • Visual field defect: enlargement of blind spot Vs central or centrocecal scotoma
    • EXCEPT: sudden loss of vision(for papilloedema only)
  32. Horner’s syndrome:
    • Ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis
    • Enophthalmos (NOT Exophthalmos)
    • Loss of cilio-spinal reflexes
    • Hyperactive accomodation(NOT cycloplegia)
    • EXCEPT: excessive sweating
  33. T/t of choice in open angle glaucoma, angle closure glaucoma, congential glaucoma:
    • Open angle glaucoma: medical (eg:timolol) (filtration surgery: Trabeculectomy)
    • Angle closure glaucoma: surgical (Nd YAG laser peripheral Iridotomy)
    • Acute congestive glaucoma: pilocarpine (because it is acute stage, so surgery cannot be done immediately)
    • Congenital glaucoma: trabeculotomy or Goniotomy
  34. Ocular side effects of beta adrenergic blocker (timolol):
    • Allergic blepharoconjunctivitis(Q)
    • Corneal hypoesthesia
  35. Congenital glaucoma:
    • Triad: Photophobia, blepharospasm, lacrimation (@PBL)
    • Buphthalmos (large eye)
    • Bluish discoloration of eye (d/t visualisation of underlying uvea because of stretching ,thining and translucent of sclera)
    • Opacitiy d/t Haab’s stria (horizontal break in descemet’s membrane):
    • double contoured opacities(double ‘tram-track’ lines or stria) concentric to the limbus
    • Anterior chamber: deep; Ectopia lentis (subuxation of lens)
    • Axial myopia
    • Increased corneal diameter
  36. M/c complication of hypermature senile cataract:
    Phacolytic glaucoma
  37. Type of senile cataract notorious for glaucoma formation:
    Hypermature cataract
  38. M/c complication of extracapsular cataract surgery:
    Opacification of posterior capsule

    • Guanethidine is used for:
    • Thyrotoxic ophthalmopathy (to counter act eyelid retraction in grave’s disease)
  39. Causes of Cherry Red spot in retina:
    • @ Cherry Tree Never GGrow MMore Tall/heighty freely
    • CRAO(Q)
    • Blaunt Trauma (berlin edema/ commitio retinae) (Q)
    • Niemann pick disease(Q)
    • Gaucher disease, GM1 Gangliosidosis(Q)
    • Metachromatic leukodystrophy,Multiple sulfatase deficiency(Q)
    • Tay-sach’s disease(90%)
    • Hurler’s disease(not hunter’s disease)
    • Faber disease
    • EXCEPT: CRVO, krabbe’s disease, tangier’s disease, wilson’s disease
  40. Lesions in optic pathway:
    • Optic nerve: ipsilateral blindness
    • Optic nerve(proximal part, near chiasma): ipsilateral blindness with contralateral hemianopia
    • Optic chaisma(pituitary tumor,prolactinoma, craniopharyngioma/ supra sellar tumors, acromegaly, aneurysm): Bi-temporal hemianopia
    • Optic tract/ optic radiation: homonymous hemianopia
    • Occipital lobe: homonymous hemianopia (with macular sparing)
    • Temporal lobe: Quadratic homonymous defect
    • Visual cortex(both occipital lobes): total hemianopia→cortical blindness
  41. Viterous hemorrhage: typical history and findings
    • Sudden loss of vision, NO H/O Trauma (spontaneous)
    • Absence of fundal glow, Anterior chamber: normal
    • T/t: if hemorrhage doesnot clear in 6 months: vitreo-retinal surgery

    • Causes of Vitreous hemorrhage:
    • DM, HTN
    • Trauma, Eales’ disease
    • EXCEPT: vitreous degeneration
  42. The most common cause of viterous hemorrhage in adults is:
    • Diabetes (NOT HTN, trauma)
    • Proliferative diabetes retinopathy is the m/c cause of spontaneous vitreous hemorrhage in adult

    • In young adults, vitreous hemorrhage indicates:
    • Eale’s disease
  43. Retinoblastoma:
    • M/c intraocular tumor of childhood, present within first 2 years of life
    • M/c presentation: leukocoria (stabismus is 2nd m/c), glaucoma, intraocular inflammation
    • Mutation in RB gene are seen at 13q14
    • 25% B/L, 6% familial, 94% sporadic
    • Calcification is common(intraocular/cranial), optic foramen is enlarged
    • M/c non-ocular malignancy in RB: osteogenic sarcoma(osteosarcoma)
  44. Indication of Enucleation:
    • Intraocular tumors (retiunoblastoma, melignant melanoma)
    • Large retained intraocular FB
    • Perforating injury to eye with loss of vision
    • Painful blind eye
    • Anterior staphyloma (Q)
  45. Contraindication of Enucleation:
    Panophthalmitis > Endophthalmitis
  46. The m/c malignant orbital tumor in children : (Q)
    Rhabdomyosarcoma
  47. The m/c primary intraorbital malignant neoplasm in children :(Q)
    Rhabdomyosarcoma
  48. Rhabdomyosarcoma:
    • M/c soft tissue sarcoma in children
    • M/c primary orbital malignancy in children
    • M/c location: head and neck region
    • M/c histological subtype: Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma

    • M/c type of lid carcinoma is:
    • Basal cell carcinoma
  49. Optic glioma: correct statements
    • Has a peak incidence in first decade(2-5 yrs of age)
    • Arises from astrocytes and oligodendrocytes of the optic nerve
    • A/w type I Neurofibromatosis
    • EXCEPT: causes meningeal hyperplasia
  50. Effects of atropine:
    • Mydriasis, Loss of light reflex, photophobia
    • EXCEPT: decreased intraocular tension ( IOP tends to rise, so contraindicated in all types of glaucoma except malignant glaucoma)
  51. Shortest acting mydriatic is:
    Tropicamide

    Extraocular muscle movements:
  52. In Graves ophthalmopathy, the most commonly affected ocular muscle is:
    Inferior rectus (IR→MR→SR→LR)
  53. In myasthenia gravis, 1st muscle involved is:
    LPS (Levator Palpebrae Superioris)
  54. Paralytic/ comitant squint:
    • D/t weakness or paralysis of one or more of extraocular muscles
    • Esotropia Vs Exotropia :
    • convergent Vs not always divergent
    • one or both eye turn inward d/t LR palsy Vs 3rd nerve palsy
    • uncrossed diplopia (Q) Vs crossed diplopia(Q)
    • Both t/t: surgery
    • Important points:
    • Diplopia, vertigo
    • Patient may turn head to compensate for paralytic muscle (NOT: normal position of head)
    • Secondary deviation is greater then the primary
  55. Ptosis with weakness of orbicularis-oculi is an early feature of:
    Myasthenia gravis
  56. Weakness of extraocular muscle may be seen in: syndromesjQuery112406062449208287614_1552535882026
    • Myasthenia graves
    • Eaten lambert syndrome
    • Fisher syndrome (ocular variant of Guillain Barre Syndrome, produce ophthalmoplegia, areflexia, ataxia)
    • Thyrotoxicosis
  57. Fasanella servat operation specifically indicated in:
    • Horner’s syndrome (Q)
    • Very mild congenital ptosis
  58. Relative Afferent Pupillary (RAPD) is characteristically seen in damage to:
    • Optic nerve
    • Marcus gunn pupil
  59. Mracus Gunn Pupil:
    • RAPD, Retrobulbar neuritis
    • RAPD refers to reduced constriction of one pupil relative to the other in response to light, d/t a defect in the afferent pupillary pathway. This is usually manifested as paradoxical pupillary dilatation to light on performing swinging light reflex
    • 1.Pupil in dim light are equal
    • 2.Light directed into affected eye(U/L APD): partial or sluggish constriction (d/t afferent pupillary pathway)
    • 3.Light directed into normal eye: normal constriction of both pupil (no defect in APD)
    • 4.Light directed into affected eye: apparent paradoxical dilatation of both pupils (d/ relatively weaker/sluggish constriction)
  60. Argyll Robertson Pupil (ARP) Vs Adie’s pupil (tonic pupil):
    • Vision: good Vs good
    • Pupil: constricted Vs slightly dilated
    • Effect of illumination: nil Vs larger in bright light
    • Pupillary Light reflex (direct/consensual): absent Vs absent/ sluggish(poor)
    • Accomodation reflex: brisk (active) Vs slow
    • Atropine: no mydriasis Vs mydriasis
    • Pilocarpine(mitotic): constrict Vs constrict with very weak solution
    • A/w: Neurosyphilis Vs Shy Drager Syndrome, absent knee jerk

    • M/c ocular FB is:
    • Chiesel hammer (chips of iron and steel)
    • NOTE: chips of iron and steel, most commonly result from the chiesel, when chiesel and hammer are used.
  61. Intraocular FB which is most commonly retained is:
    Iron(Q) or steel
  62. Inert intraocular FB:
    Metals like gold(Q), silver, platinum, tantalum
  63. Not an inert FB in eye: a. copper, b. platinum, c. silver, d. Gold
    Copper
  64. Types of entropion:
    • 1.Senile entropion: m/c variety affecting lower lid, seen in elderly
    • Surgery -Tucking or plication of inferior lid retractor(Q), modified wheeler’s operation, weiss operation
    • 2.Cicatrical entropion: m/c variety affecting upper lid, seen in trachoma
    • Surgery - modified burrow’s operation
    • 3.Spastic entropion: d/t spasm of orbicularis oculi muscle, t/t - injection botulinum toxin
    • 4.Congenital entropion: rare, present since birth, t/t - plastic reconstruction

    Causes of loss of vision:
  65. Sudden painful loss of vision:
    Acute iridocyclitis, acute congestive galucoma, chemical and mechanical trauma to eyeball
  66. Sudden painless loss of vision:
    • CRAO, CRVO, RD, Eale’s disease (vitreous and retinal hemorrhages)
    • Macular edema, macular degeneration(AMRD- exudative/wet type), Central serous retinopathy
    • Optic neuritis, methyl alcohol amblyopia
  67. Gradual painful loss of vision:
    Chronic iridocyclitis, chronic simple glaucoma, corneal ulceration
  68. Gradual painless loss of vision:
    • Cataract(Q), ARMD-dry type, Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), diabetic retinopathy, Optic atrophy
    • Refractive error, presbyopia, progressive pterygium, corneal dystrophy/ degeneration
  69. Ocular emergencies:
    • Angle closure glaucoma
    • Retinal Detachment (RD)
    • Central retinal arterial occlusion (CRAO)
    • EXCEPT: central serous retinopathy(resolves spontaneously, no acive t/t required)
  70. Causes of enlarged corneal nerves:
    • Keratoconus
    • Leprosy
    • Neurofibromatosis
    • EXCEPT: herpes simplex keratitis
  71. Corneal reflex: afferent/ efferent
    • Afferent: V1(ophthalmic: nasociliary branch)
    • Efferent: VII(temporal branch: orbicularis oculi)
  72. Blood supply of retina:
    • Retinal artery- central retinal artery(superior/ inferior)
    • Choroidal artey- short posterior ciliary artery (NOT long posterior ciliary artery):
    • Circle/Plexus of zinn and haller:Some branches of the short posterior ciliary arteries also supply the optic disc via an anastomotic ring wich is k/as circle of zinn and haller
    • The retina recieves its blood supply from all, except: a. posterior ciliary artery, b. central retinal artery, c. retinal arteries, d. plexus of zinn and haller arteries
    • Posterior ciliary artery (best answer of exclusion, as it donot supply retina directly but indirectly via the plexus of zinn and haller arteries, long posterior ciliary artery donot supply retina, only short posterior ciliary artery supplies retina indirectly)
  73. Direct ophthalmoscopy Vs Indirect ophthalmoscopy:
    • Image: Virtual, Erect Vs True(real), Inverted (SLIT lamp is indirect so, @IT)
    • Magnification: 15 times Vs 5 times
  74. Periphery of retina is best visualised with:
    Indirect ophthalmoscopy
  75. Antioxidant in lens/true radical scavenger in relation to lens:
    • Protection against oxidative damage
    • Enzymes: glutathione, peroxidase, catalase, superoxide dimutase
    • Vitamins: vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
    • Present at low level at aqueous humor, have less antioxidant role in lens than other: beta carotene/ provitamin A (NOT vitamin A), vitamin E
    • M/c cause of u/l proptosis in children:
    • Orbital cellulitis
  76. M/c non-inflammatory cause of u/l proptosis in children:
    Dermoid cyst
  77. The m/c cause of b/l proptosis in children is: (Q)
    Chloroma(extramedullary manifestation of AML)
  78. M/c cause of both u/l, b/l proptosis in adult:
    Thyroid ophthalmopathy
  79. Clinical signs of thyrotoxicosis:
    • @VSD-M (VSD-Myocardium)
    • Von Graefe’s sign: lagging behind of upper eyelid( failure of eyelid to move downward proptly with eyeball and lid moves tardily and jerkily)
    • Stell-wag’s sign (@sewag sign)(Q): imperfect closure of lids and decreased frequency of blinking
    • Dal-rymple’s sign: unnatural degree of separation between margins of two lids
    • Mobius’s sign: imperfect power of convergence
  80. Orbital varix:
    • Varicose vein in the eye, m/c cause of intermittent proptosis
    • U/l proptosis, compressible,
    • Non pulsatile, No thrill/bruit
    • Precipitaed by increasing venous pressure(bending forward, coughing)
    • MRI: Retroorbital mass with echogenic shadows(phleboliths: calcified thrombi within vein)
  81. Interphotoreceptor matrix contains:
    • It is the viscous biological glue that contibutes to retinal adhesion
    • Matrix Metalloproteinase
    • Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases (TIMP)
    • Sialoprotein Associated with Rods and Cones(SPARC)
    • EXCEPT: Memicane
  82. Band shaped keratopathy:
    • D/t deposition of calcium in bowman’s membrane,stroma, epithelium (ABC)
    • Causes:
    • idiopathic(m/c)
    • Chronic uveitis: JRA,sarcoidosis(Q)
    • Systemic hypercalcemia: sarcoidosis, vitamin D poisoning(Q), hyperparathyroidism
  83. Persistent Primary Hyperplastic Vitreous (PHPV) is a/w:
    • Patau syndrome(trisomy 13)
    • Trisomy 22
  84. Angiography for Retinal and Choroidal conditions:
    • Fluorescein Angiography(FA):
    • Study of retinal vasculature
    • Definitive Dx of Central Serous Retinopathy(Q)
    • Indocyanine Green Angiography (ICG Angiography):
    • Study of choroidal vasculature
    • Occult Choroidal Neovascularisation (Occult CNV) (Q) (NOT: Classic Choroidal Neovascularistion)
    • Suspected Retinal Pigment Epithelium Detachment (RPE detachment)
  85. Central Serous Retinopathy:
    • Spontaneous serous detachment of neurosensory retina in macular region. usually u/l
    • Dignostic test: Fluorescein Angiography(FA): expanding dot sign is seen (Q), mushroom/umbrella pattern is seen
    • Ophthalmoscopy: circular ring reflex is seen
    • self limiting disease, no t/t required
  86. Cystoid macular edema (CME):
    • May develops after cataract surgery (ICCE>ECCE)
    • Diagnostic test: Fluorescein Angiography(FA): flower petal appearance(Q)
    • Ophthalmoscopy: honey comb appearance
    • Most cases resolves spontaneously within 6 months, no specific t/t
    • May develops Irvine gass syndrome (Chronic CME after cataract surgery/ post cataract CME)
    • EXCEPT: visual prognosis is poor
  87. Ocular ischemic syndrome d/t CRAO Vs CRVO (Non ischemic)
    • Retinal Veins: dilated, Non tortuous Vs dilated, tortuous
    • Retinal artery perfusion pressure: decreased Vs normal/increased
    • Ophthalmodynamometry (non invasive method of estimating pressure within ophthalmic artery): decreased VS normal/increased
  88. Cenral Retinal Artery Occlusion is known to be a/w:
    Orbital mucormycosis (CRAO is a complication of orbial mucorcycosis)
  89. Neovascular glaucoma is seen in:
    • CRVO, CRAO, Eale’s disease
    • NOT: JRA
  90. Corneal transplantation:
    • Donor tissue should be removed within 24 hrs of death (ideally within 4-6 hrs)
    • Specular microscopy analysis is used to assess endothelial cell count
    • Donar cornea is most commonly preserved as a corneoscleral rim(edge/border)(Q. whole eye not preserved)
    • HLA matching is not mandatory
    • Donor age has not been a significant factor in determining the success of transplantation, although young donor corneal tissues are preffered
    • (donor age > 60 yrs is not a contraindication to accept corneal tissue)
  91. Retinits pigmentosa(RP):
    • Slow degenrative dystrophy of photoreceptors of retina (rods>cons)
    • Nyctalopia(night blindness)
    • Later stage: optic atrophy (consecutive)
    • Visual field loss: tubular/tunnel vision, ring scotoma
    • Triad: pale waxy optic disc, attenaution/narrowing of retinal arterioles, bony corpusle/spicles retinal pigmentation
    • EXCEPT: retinal hemorrhage, ERG:normal

    • Primary optic atropy Vs secondary optic atropy Vs consecutive optic atrophy:
    • Disc color: chalky white Vs dirty grey Vs pale waxy
    • Margins: well defined Vs blurred Vs well defined
    • Retinal vessels: normal Vs attenuation of arteries, tortuous veins Vs marked attenuation of arteries
    • Surrounding retina: normal Vs edema Vs associated retinal pathology
    • Example: optic nerve tumor, pituitary tumor Vs papilledema, papillitis Vs Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
    • Defination:
    • Primary optic atrophy: optic atrophy from lesions proximal to the optic disc without swelling of the optic nerve head. Caused by lesions affecting the visual pathways from the retrolaminar portion of the optic nerve to the lateral geniculate body
    • Secondary optic atrophy: optic atrophy secondary to long standing swelling of the optic nerve head (long standing pailloedema/ papillitis I.e. post-neuritic/ post-papilloedematous))
    • Consecutive optic atrophy: optic atrophy caused by diseases of the inner retina or its blood supply
  92. Fundoscopy of a patient shows chalky white optic disc with well defined margins. Retinal vessels and surrounding retina appears normal. Most likely Dx:
    Primary optic atrophy
  93. Ring of soemmering is seen in:
    Lens capsule (after cataract: posterior lens capsular opacification)
  94. Scarpa’s staphyloma is seen in:
    • Myopia
    • NOTE: also kn/as posterior staphyloma, ectasia(distention/ bulging and thining) of sclera at the posterior pole which is lined by choroid. Occurs in high degree axial myopia (pathological myopia)
  95. Posterior staphyloma is most commonly caused by:
    Myopia
  96. Intercalary staphyloma:
    Ectasia of sclera with incarceration of root of iris
  97. In pathological myopia, the power of eye is:
    15-25 D (20-30 D)
  98. Most common complication of high myopia is:
    Retinal detachment
  99. Infant eye is:
    Hypermetropic
  100. Night blindness causes:
    • Vitamin A deficiency
    • High myopia
    • Retinitis Pigmentosa
    • Oguchi’s disease
    • EXCEPT: tobacco amblyopia, cone dystrophy
  101. Snow banking is seen in:
    Pars planitis( chronic form of cyclitis seen in children and young adults, floaters before eye, snowball/ cotton ball like white exudates near ora serrata which coalesce to form a white plaque giving snow banking effect)
  102. Oculus Dexter(OD), Oculus Sinister(OS), Oculus Uterque(OU) refers to:
    • Oculus Dex-ter refers to Right Eye (OD @ RE) (Q)
    • Oculus Sinis-ter refers to left Eye (OS @ LE)
    • Oculus Uter-que refers to Both Eye (OU @ BE)
  103. In which of the following disease, macula is most commonly involved: a. sarcoidosis, b. Brucellosis, c . Toxoplasmosis, d. Leprosy
    Toxoplasmosis
  104. Jack in the box phenomenon is because of:
    Prismatic deformity (at the edge of lens)
  105. Iris is thinnest at:
    Base ( at its attachement to ciliary body)
  106. Termination of Descemet’s membrane is:
    Ring of schwalbe
  107. Schwalbe’s ring corresponds to which structure:
    Descemet’s membrane
  108. Ideal intraocular lens is:
    Posterior chamber lens

    • Twilight vision is because of:
    • Both rods nad cones
  109. Alpha angle:
    Angle between visual axis and optical axis (@ 1P)
  110. Kappa angle:
    Angle between visual axis and pupillary axis (@2P)

    • Anisometropia :
    • High difference of refractive error between the two eyes (significant, when difference between the refraction of two eyes exceeds 2.5 D)
    • T/t: contact lens
  111. Aniseikonia:
    Difference in size and shape of retinal images by 2 eyes

    • Waardenburg syndrome:
    • AD condition characterised by:
    • Lateral displacement of inner canthi and puncta
    • Heterochromia
    • Pigmentary disturbances: white forelock
    • Synophrys (growing together of the two eyebrows)
    • EXCEPT: narrow palpebral tissue
  112. Ocular manifestation of mumps:
    Dacroadenitis
  113. Blow out fracture of orbital wall:
    • M/c site: floor (posteromedial wall of maxillary bone, @PM on floor of maxilla)
    • CT scan: tear drop or candle dripping sign
    • Signs: periocular echymosis, enophthalmos, diplopia, infraorbial nerve anesthesia
  114. Wall most often fractured in a blow out fracture of orbit d/t fisticuff injury: a. superior, b. inferior, c. medial, d. lateral
    inferior
  115. What is Opsoclonus:
    Conjugate + nonrhythmic movement of eye
  116. Nerve supply of sphincter pupillae and dilator pupillae:
    • Sphincter pupillae: Edinger-westphal nucleus→3rd nerve→cholinergic/parasympathetic fiber→sphincterpupillae
    • Dilator pupillae: sympathetic cervical ganglion chain→adrenergic sympathetic fiber→dilator pupillae
  117. Nerve supply of dilator pupillae is: a. facial nerve, b. trigeminal nerve, c. cholinergic nerve, d. adrenergic fibers
    Adrenergic fibers
  118. Causes of Subconjuctival hemorrhage:
    • Spontaneous
    • Trauma
    • Eye rubbing
    • Pertusis (vigorous coughing)
    • EXCEPT: high intraocular tension
  119. In Exposure keratitis, cranial nerve involved is:
    VII
  120. Early visual rehabilitation is seen in which of the cataract surgery:
    Phacoemulsification
  121. In a cataract patient, capsulectomy with removal of lens nucleus followed by aspiration of cortical content was done. This process is known as:
    Extracapsular cataract extraction
  122. Instrument not used in intracapsular extraction of lens: a. von Graefe’s cataract knife, b. phacoemulsifier, c. Elschning’s fprceps, d. cryoprobe
    Phacoemulsifier

    • A common criterion for cataract operation is: a complications, b. maturation of cataract, c. loss of vision, d. all of the above
    • Loss of vision
  123. M/C ocular complication of Diphtheria:
    Isolated ocular muscle paralysis
  124. Which layer of eye is avascular:
    • Cornea
    • 1st /2nd/3rd oder neurons in optic pathway:
    • 1st order neuron: bipolar cells of retina
    • 2nd order neuron: ganglion cells of retina(Q)
    • 3rd order neuron: neurons in the 6 layers of LGB

    • Common ocular manifestation in trisomy 13 is:
    • B/l micorophthalmos
  125. Ocular pharmacology:
  126. Drugs used for herpetic keratitis:
    Idoxuridine (used in t/t of keratitis caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV))
  127. Early stage trachoma is most effectively treated with: a. soframycin locally, b. sulphonamides systemically, c. chloramphenicol systemically, d. penicillin locally
    Sulphonamides systemically

    • Drugs used in t/t of Diabetic Macular edema/Retinopathy:
    • Ruboxistaurim
    • Pyridazinones
    • Benfotiamine
    • EXCEPT: Tamoxifen (cause Retinopathy and macular edema)
  128. Which of the following is a parasympathomimetic and miotic drug: a. timolol, b. prazosin, c. pilocarpine, d. phenylephrine
    Pilocarpine
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