Board Certified Ophthalmologist Board Certified Ophthalmologist Cornea and External Disease Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A patient presents with a unilateral, chronic, red eye with a strawberry-like papillary reaction on the upper tarsal conjunctiva. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Giant papillary conjunctivitis

Answer

Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Answer

Trachoma

Answer

Floppy eyelid syndrome

Question 2

Which layer of the cornea is most responsible for maintaining corneal transparency through its deturgescence function?

Accepted Answer

Endothelium

Answer

Epithelium

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Bowman's layer

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Stroma

Question 3

A 65-year-old patient develops a peripheral corneal ulcer with an overlying epithelial defect adjacent to an area of limbal injection. Workup reveals elevated ESR and positive c-ANCA. What is the most likely systemic association?

Accepted Answer

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Answer

Rheumatoid arthritis

Answer

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Answer

Polyarteritis nodosa

Question 4

What is the most common causative organism of crystalline keratopathy?

Accepted Answer

Streptococcus viridans

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Candida albicans

Question 5

During pterygium surgery, which antimetabolite is most commonly used as an adjunct to reduce recurrence?

Accepted Answer

Mitomycin C

Answer

5-Fluorouracil

Answer

Bevacizumab

Answer

Cyclosporine

Question 6

A newborn presents with bilateral cloudy corneas, tearing, and blepharospasm. Intraocular pressure is measured at 30 mmHg in both eyes. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Primary congenital glaucoma

Answer

Peter's anomaly

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Birth trauma

Answer

Congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy

A patient presents with a unilateral, chronic, red eye with a strawberry-like papillary reaction on the upper tarsal conjunctiva.What is the most likely diagnosis?

A patient presents with a unilateral, chronic, red eye with a strawberry-like papillary reaction on the upper tarsal conjunctiva.
What is the most likely diagnosis?