Deck 2: Cornea, Conjunctivitis, Ptosis, and More

Question 1

Bacteria, which can attack normal corneal epithelium:

A)Neisseria gonorrhea.
B)Staphylococcal epidermidis
C)Moraxella lacunata.
D)Staphylococcal aureus

Answer 1

Neisseria gonorrhea.

Question 2

Advanced keratoconus is least to be corrected when treated by:

A)Hard contact Lens,
B)Rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lens
C)Spectacles.
D)Keratoplasty.

Answer 2

Spectacles.

Question 3

Organisms causing angular conjunctivitis are:

A)Moraxella Axenfeld bacilli
B)Pneumococci
C)Gonococci
D)Adenovirus

Answer 3

Moraxella Axenfeld bacilli

Question 4

Chalazion is a chronic inflammatory granuloma of

A)Meibomian gland
B)Zies's gland
C)Sweat gland
D)Wolfring's gland

Question 5

Deep leucoma is best treated by:

A)Tattooing
B)Lamellar keratoplasty
C)Keratectomy
D)Penetrating keratoplasty

Question 6

Blood vessels in a trachomatous pannus lie:

A)Beneath the Descemet's membrane.
B)In the substantia propria.
C)Between Bowman's membrane & substantia propria.
D)Between Bowman's membrane & Epithelium.

Question 7

In vernal catarrh, the characteristic cells are:

A)Macrophage
B)Eosinophils
C)Neutrophils
D)Epitheloid cells

Question 8

Ptosis in Horner's syndrome, is due to paralysis of:

A)Riolan's muscle
B)Horner's muscle
C)Muller's muscle
D)The levator palpebral muscle

Question 9

Severe congenital ptosis with no levator function can be treated by:

A)Levator resection from skin side
B)Levator resection from conjunctival side
C)Fascia lata sling operation
D)Fasanella servat operation

Question 10

The commonest cause of hypopyon corneal ulcer is:

A)Moraxella
B)Gonococcus
C)Pneumococcus
D)Staphylococcus

Question 11

Irrespective of the etiology of a corneal ulcer, the drug always indicated is:

A)Corticosteroid
B)Atropine
C)Antibiotics
D)Antifungal

Question 12

Fleischer ring is found in:

A)Keratoconus
B)Chalcosis
C)Argyrosis
D)Buphthalmos

Question 13

Intercalary staphyloma is a type of:

A)Equatorial staphyloma
B)Posterior staphyloma
C)Scleral staphyloma
D)Anterior staphyloma

Question 14

Cornea is supplied by nerve fibers derived from:

A)Trochlear nerve
B)Optic nerve
C)Trigeminal nerve
D)Oculomotor nerve

Question 15

Ciliary injection is not seen in:

A)Herpetic keratitis
B)Bacterial ulcer
C)Chronic iridocyclitis
D)Catarrhal conjunctivitis

Question 16

Most of the thickness of cornea is formed by:

A)Epithelial layer
B)Substantia propria
C)Descemet's membrane
D)Endothelium

Question 17

A 30 years old male presents with a history of injury to the eye with a leaf 5 days ago and pain, photophobia and redness of the eye for 2 days. What would be the most likely pathology?

A)Anterior uveitis
B)Conjunctivitis
C)Fungal corneal ulcer
D)Corneal laceration

Question 18

Ptosis and mydriasis are seen in:

A)Facial palsy
B)Peripheral neuritis
C)Oculomotor palsy
D)Sympathetic palsy

Question 19

Commonest cause of posterior staphyloma is:

A)Glaucoma
B)Retinal detachment
C)Iridocyclitis
D)High myopia

Question 20

In DCR, the opening is made at:

A)Superior meatus
B)Middle meatus
C)Inferior meatus
D)none

Question 21

Schirmer's test is used for diagnosing:

A)Dry eye
B)Infective keratitis
C)Watering eyes
D)Horner's syndrome

Question 22

3 months old infant with watering lacrimal sac on pressing causes regurgitation of mucopus material. What is the appropriate treatment?

A)Dacryocystorhinostomy
B)Probing
C)Probing with syringing
D)Massage with antibiotics up to age of 6 months

Question 23

Most common cause of adult unilateral proptosis

A)Thyroid orbitopathy
B)Metastasis
C)Lymphoma
D)Meningioma

Question 24

Evisceration is:

A)Excision of the entire eyeball
B)Excision of all the inner contents of the eyeball including the uveal tissue
C)Photocoagulation of the retina
D)Removal of orbit contents

Question 25

Lagophthalmos can occur in all of the following except;

A)7th cranial nerve paralysis
B)5th cranial nerve paralysis
C)Thyrotoxic exophthalmos
D)Symblepharon