CHAPTER 3 : OPTHALMOLOGY

1. A bony cavity made of several cranial bones where eye ball is placed
a) Nasal cavity
b) Orbital cavity
c) Oral cavity
2. A tough ,hard, protective outer layer of eye white in color is called
a) Choroid
b) Retina
c) Sclera
d) Cornea
3. Middle layer of eye which is rich in blood supply
a) Retina
b) Choroid
c) Sclera
d) Cornea
4. Inner most layer of eye which contains nerve endings & visual receptors
a) Choroid
b) Sclera
c) Cornea
d) Retina
5. The dark center of eye through which light enters each eye
a) Retina
b) Iris
c) Pupil
d) Lens
6. The colored portion of the eye surrounding the pupil
a) Iris
b) Retina
c) Pupil
d) Lens

7. Transparent portion of sclera that extends over the pupil focuses light to lens to
retina
a) Sclera
b) Cornea
c) Pupil
d) Iris

8. Lens is held in place by special muscles

a) Ciliary body
b) Aqueous body
c) Vitreous body
d) Iris

9. The process of relaxation & contraction of ciliary muscles which maes lens
thicker or thinner is called
a) Photo pigments
b) Conduction
c) Accommodation
d) Refraction

10. The anterior & posterior chamber of aqueous body has in front of the lens
a) Tears
b) Aqueous humour
c) Vitreous humour
11. The fluid aqueous humour is drained into vascular system from eye by
a) Lacrimal duct
b) Canal of schlemm
c) Lacrimal canal
d) Lacrimal gland

12. The part of eye behind the lens fills vitreous body is
a) Aqueous humour
b) Vitreous humour
c) Lacrimal secretion

13. Retina has two types of visual receptors

a) Squares & rectangles
b) Cubes & cones
c) Rods&cones
d) Spheres & ovals

14. Visual receptors function in bright light & produce color vision
a) Rods
b) Spheres
c) Cones
d) Cubes

15. Visual receptors function in dim light & produces black & white vision
a) Rods
b) Spheres
c) Cones
d) Cubes
16. Optic nerve enters eye at
a) Optic disk
b) Macula
c) Blind spot
d) Fovea centralis

17. The center of the optic disk where no rods or cones present is called
a) Optic nerve
b) Macula
c) Fovea centralis
d) Blind spot

18. Lateral to the optic disk is an oval area of the retina corresponds to the
posterior pole of the eye
a) Fovea centralis
b) Optic nerve
c) Blind spot
d) Macula

19. The intersection point of retina with optical axis of eye is

a) Anterior pole
b) Optic disk
c) Posterior pole
d) Blind spot
20. A slight depression in center of the macula where the retina is very thin &
vision is most perfect
a) Fovea centralis
b) Optic disk
c) Retina
d) Blind spot

21. The movable folds of skin above & below the eyeball which protects &
moisturizes the eye
a) Eye brows
b) Lacrimal gland
c) Eye lids
d) Eye lashes

22. A thin mucous membrane that covers the exposed part of sclera (except
cornea) & inner surface of eyelid
a) Conjunctiva
b) Pupil
c) Cornea
d) Iris

23. The glands which are superior & slightly lateral to the center of the eye which
produces tears & lubricates eye
a) Sweat glands
b) Lacrimal glands
c) Sebaceous glands
d) Salivary glands
24. The tears are transported from lacrimal glands to superolateral portion of
conjunctiva by
a) Larimal duct
b) Lacrimal sac
c) Lacrimal canal
d) Lacrimal puncta
25.The medial angle of the eye where the unevaporated tears gets collected is
called
a) Lacrimal duct
b) Medial canthus
c) Lacrimal sac
d) Lacrimal puncta

26. The fluid (tears) from medialcanthus travels to a pinpoint opening called
a) Lacrimal canals
b) Lacrimal gland
c) Lacrimal duct
d) Lacrimal puncta

27. The tears from lacrimal puncta through lacrimal canal empties into
a) Lacrimal sac
b) Lacrimal gland
c) Lacrimal duct
d) Lacrimal puncta

28. From lacrimal sac ,superior portion of empties into nasal cavity
a) Lacrimal duct
b) Lacrimal gland
c) Naso lacrimal duct
 d) Lacrimal puncta
29. The movement of eyeball is controlled by skeletal muscles called
a) Intrinsic eye muscles
b) Orbital muscles
c) Eye muscles
d) Extrinsic muscles
30. Near sightedness is also called
a) Hyperopia
b) Presbyopia
c) Myopia
d) Ametropia

31. When eyeball is too short ,the curvature of cornea is too shallow ,the light
passes though the cornea is focused behind retina
a) Hyperopia
b) Farsightedness
c) a&b
d) None

32. Unequal curvature of cornea /lens cause

a) Hyopia
b) Hyperopia
c) Presbyopia
d) Astigmatism

33. The significant difference between the refractive powers of an individuals two
eye
a) Presbyopia
b) Ametropia
 c) Anisometropia
d) Hyperopia

34. Gradual loss of accommodation of lens by aging process is called

a) Hyperopia
b) Ametropia
c) Presbyopia
d) Myopia

35. Color blindness is also called

a) Amblyopia
b) Corneitis
c) Achromatopsia
d) Diplopia

36. Inflammation of the margins of eyelid

a) Conjunctivitis
b) Keratitis
c) Blepharitis
d) Papillits

37.Narrowing of lacrimal canal is called

a) Blepharitis
b) Dacryostenosis
c) Ptosis
d) Style
38. A clouding of the lens of eye causing painless & progressive loss of vision
a) Cataract
b) Uveitis
c) Glaucoma
d) Retinopathy

39. A small hard mass on eyelid caused by chronic inflammation of a sebaceous

gland
a) Chalazion
b) Epiphora
c) Stye
d) Exophthalmos

40. When the brain fails to merge the images seen by each forms double
vision .This condition is called
a) Chemosis
b) Diplopia
c) Pink eye
d) Optic neuritis

41. Protrusion of eyeballs called

a) Enophthalmos
b) Exophthalmos
c) Glaucoma
d) Epiphora
42. Abnormal increase in intraocular pressure of eye damaging the optic nerve
leading to partial or complete vision loss
a) Cataract
b) Glaucoma
c) Chalazion
d) Stye

43. Night blindness

a) Achromatopsia
b) Amblyopia
c) Diplopia
d) Nyctalopia

44. Involuntary movements of eyeball

a) Nystagmus
b) Nyctalopia
c) Hypertropia
d) Hemianopsia

45. A sagging or prolapse of an upper eyelid

a) Ectropion
b) Ptosis
c) Entropion
d) Stye
46. Pus forming infection of eyelid caused by staphylococcus aureus
a) Chalazion
b) Ectropion
c) Stye
d) Entropion

47. Surgical puncturing of cornea

a) Goniopuncture
b) Iridodialysis
c) Keratocentesis
d) Cyclodiaysis

48. Excising growth on the eyelid

a) Blepharectomy
b) Trabeculectomy
c) Iridectomy
d) Keratectomy

49. Funduscpoy is also known as

a) Ophthalmoscopy
b) Pupilloscopy
c) Retinoscopy
d) Gonioscopy

50. Pupils are equal ,round & regular & react to light & accommodation
a) PAM
b) REM
c) PERRLA
d) EOM s