Vision and Ophthalmology Common Eye Diseases and Disorders 3

Question 1

Which cell type is primarily damaged in primary open-angle glaucoma?

Accepted Answer

Retinal ganglion cells

Answer

Photoreceptors

Answer

Retinal pigment epithelium

Answer

Corneal endothelium

Question 2

Optic neuritis presenting in a young adult is most strongly associated with which systemic disease?

Accepted Answer

Multiple sclerosis

Answer

Hypertension

Answer

Sarcoidosis

Answer

Syphilis

Question 3

Corneal dendrites with terminal bulbs on fluorescein staining are diagnostic of:

Accepted Answer

Herpes simplex keratitis

Answer

Bacterial keratitis

Answer

Acanthamoeba keratitis

Answer

Fungal keratitis

Question 4

Which condition is characterized by bilateral, symmetric deposition of cholesterol in the corneal stroma without limbal involvement?

Accepted Answer

Corneal arcus (arcus senilis)

Answer

Band keratopathy

Answer

Lattice dystrophy

Answer

Kayser-Fleischer ring

Question 5

A patient with Marfan syndrome most commonly has lens subluxation in which direction?

Accepted Answer

Superior and temporal

Answer

Inferior and temporal

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Inferior and nasal

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Posterior

Question 6

Iridescent crystals in the corneal stroma are associated with which systemic metabolic disorder?

Accepted Answer

Cystinosis

Answer

Diabetes mellitus

Answer

Wilson's disease

Answer

Hyperthyroidism