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

Question 1

A 62-year-old diabetic patient presents with tractional retinal detachment involving the macula. What is the most appropriate surgical intervention?

Accepted Answer

Pars plana vitrectomy with membrane peeling

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Scleral buckle alone

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Intravitreal anti-VEGF injection only

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Pneumatic retinopexy

Question 2

Which finding on OCT is most characteristic of central serous chorioretinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Neurosensory retinal detachment with subretinal fluid

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Intraretinal cystoid spaces with hard exudates

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Full-thickness macular hole with operculum

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Epiretinal membrane with retinal folds

Question 3

A patient with acute retinal necrosis syndrome should be treated initially with which antiviral agent?

Accepted Answer

Intravenous acyclovir

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Oral valacyclovir alone

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Topical ganciclovir

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Intravitreal foscarnet alone

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 with retinal tear

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Retinal vein occlusion

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Trauma

Question 5

Which visual field defect is classically associated with a branch retinal artery occlusion affecting the superior temporal arcade?

Accepted Answer

Inferior nasal scotoma

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Superior altitudinal defect

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Homonymous hemianopia

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Central scotoma

Question 6

In a patient with retinitis pigmentosa, which electroretinography finding is expected?

Accepted Answer

Markedly reduced or extinguished rod and cone responses

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Normal a-wave with reduced b-wave

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Supranormal b-wave amplitude

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Electronegative ERG with preserved a-wave