UNIVERSITY EXAM QUESTIONS - OPTHALMOLOGY

ERRORS OF REFRACTION AND ACCOMMODATION:

10 mark:
1. Myopia (1)
Short notes:
1. Types of myopia and management (4)
2. Types of hypermetropia and management (2)
3. Pathological myopia (1)
4. Astigmatism (1)
5. Presbyopia (1)
6. Sturm conoid (1)
CONJUCTIVA:
10 mark:
1. Ophthalmia neonatorum (1)
Short notes:
1. Ophthalmia neonatorum (4)
2. Allergic conjunctivitis (4)
3. Membranous conjunctivitis (1)
4. Pterygium (1)
5. Chlamydial conjunctivitis (1)
6. Trachoma control program (1)
7. Trachoma (1)
8. Viral conjunctivitis (1)
CORNEA:
10 mark:
1. Hypopyon corneal ulcer
2. Bacterial corneal ulcer
3. Corneal blindness
4. Fungal corneal ulcer
Short notes:
1. Fungal corneal ulcer (5)
2. Spring Catarrh (5)
3. Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (3)

 4. Keratic precipitates (2)

5. Dendritic corneal ulcer (2)
6. Exposure keratitis (2)
7. Corneal transplantation (2)
8. Management of bacterial corneal ulcer (2)
9. Keratomalacia (2)
10. Penetrating keratoplasty (1)
11. Hypopyon corneal ulcer (1)
12. Recent advances in keratoplasty (1)
13. Viral keratitis (1)
14. Neuroparalytic keratitis (1)
SCLERA:
Short notes:
1. Episcleritis (2)
2. Scleritis (1)
3. Staphyloma (1)
4. Nodule at limbus (1)
UVEAL TRACT:
10 mark:
1. Acute iridocyclitis (3)
2. Acute red eye (2)
Short notes:
1. Rubeosis Iridis (3)
2. Granulomatous Iridocyclitis (2)
3. Panophthalmitis (2)
4. Treatment of Anterior uveitis (1)
5. Complication of chronic uveitis (1)
6. Phthisis Bulbi (1)
7. Endophthalmitis (1)
8. Occlusion papillae (1)
LENS:
10 mark:
1. Senile cataract (3)

 Short notes:
1. Complicated cataract (7)
2. Congenital cataract (4)
3. Lamellar cataract (3)
4. Lens induced cataract (3)
5. Traumatic cataract (2)
6. After cataract (2)
7. Phacoemulsification (1)
8. Nd-Yag Laser (1)
9. Complication of Hypermature cataract (1)
10. Pseudophakia (1)
11. Morgagnian cataract (1)
12. IOL (1)
GLAUCOMA:
10 mark:
1. Acute congestive glaucoma
2. Lens induced glaucoma
3. Angle closure glaucoma
Short notes:
1. Iris Bombe (4)
2. Buphthalmos (1)
3. Congenital glaucoma (1)
4. Medical management of open angle glaucoma (1)
5. Secondary glaucoma (1)
6. Visual field defect in Poag (1)
VITREOUS:
Short notes:
1. Vitreous haemorrhage (2)
2. Vitreous opacities (1)
3. Asteroid hyalosis (1)
ORBIT:
10 marks:
1. Proptosis (1)

 Short notes:
1. Orbital cellulitis (6)
LACRIMAL APPARATUS:
10 marks:
1. Dacrocystitis (1)
Short notes:
1. Chronic Dacrocystitis (3)
2. Acute Dacrocystitis (2)
3. Congenital Dacrocystitis (2)
4. Epiphora (2)
5. Dacrocystitis (1)
RETINA:
10 marks:
1. Diabetic retinopathy (11)
2. Hypertensive retinopathy (2)
3. Central retinal artery occlusion (1)
4. Leucokoria (1)
Short notes:
1. Retinitis pigmentosa (3)
2. Lecokoria (2)
3. Cherry red spot (2)
4. CME (2)
5. Central retinal vein occlusion (2)
6. Central retinal artery occlusion (2)
7. Clinically significant macular edema (1)
8. Retinoblastoma (1)
9. Detachment of retina (1)
10. Hypertensive retinopathy (1)
11. Diabetes - Fundus changes (1)
12. Commotion retinae (1)
13. Fundus fluorescein angiography (1)

 NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY:
10 marks:
1. Optic neuritis (1)
2. Optic atrophy (1)
3. Papilloedema (1)
Short notes:
1. Optic atrophy (7)
2. Optic neuritis (3)
3. Papillitis (1)
4. Difference between Papilloedema (1)
5. Toxic optic neuropathies (1)
EYELID:
Short notes:
1. Lagophtalmos (6)
2. Blepharitis (3)
3. Symblepharon (3)
4. Anatomy of eyelid (2)
5. Chalazion (2)
6. Ectropion (2)
7. Entropion (2)
8. Ptosis (2)
9. Trichiasis (2)
OCULAR INJURIES:
Short notes:
1. Sympathetic ophthalmitis (2)
2. Commotion retinae (1)
OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY:
1. Anti glaucoma drugs (4)
2. Anti fungal agents (1)
3. Anti viral agents (1)
4. Mydriatics (1)

 SYSTEMIC OPHTHALMOLOGY:
1. WHO classification of Vitamin A deficiency (4)
2. Bitot’s spot (2)
COMMUNITY OPHTHALMOLOGY:
1. Vision 2020 (5)
2. National programme for control of blindness (2)
3. Social and legal blindness (2)
4. Define Blindness and causes of preventable blindness (1)
5. Eye banking (1)
6. Childhood blindness (1)

Notes:
1. The number in bracket indicates number of times the question has been asked in university
exams.
2. Refer for cases (10 mark) in university question paper.

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