Board Certified Ophthalmologist Board Certified Ophthalmologist Retina and Vitreous Diseases Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A 62-year-old patient presents with sudden painless vision loss and a cherry-red spot on fundoscopy. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Central retinal artery occlusion

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Central retinal vein occlusion

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Vitreous hemorrhage

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Retinal detachment

Question 2

Which imaging modality is considered the gold standard for detecting choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration?

Accepted Answer

Fluorescein angiography

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Optical coherence tomography

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B-scan ultrasonography

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Fundus autofluorescence

Question 3

A patient with proliferative diabetic retinopathy develops tractional retinal detachment involving the macula. What is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Pars plana vitrectomy

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Panretinal photocoagulation

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Intravitreal anti-VEGF injection alone

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Observation with serial imaging

Question 4

What is the most common cause of vitreous hemorrhage in adults in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy

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Posterior vitreous detachment

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Retinal tear

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Trauma

Question 5

In Eales disease, what is the primary pathologic finding affecting the retinal vasculature?

Accepted Answer

Peripheral retinal vasculitis with nonperfusion

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Central retinal artery embolism

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Choroidal granuloma formation

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Optic disc drusen

Question 6

Which gene mutation is most commonly associated with Best vitelliform macular dystrophy?

Accepted Answer

BEST1 (bestrophin-1)

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ABCA4

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RHO

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RPE65