Ophthalmology Questions

THE EYELID

* Describe a cross-section of the upper lid. illustrate your answer with diagram (91,98)

* Draw with labels a section of the upper lid (2003)

BLEPHARITIS


* Define blepharitis & enumirate their


CHALAZION


* Give an account on chalazion


ENTROPION & ECTROPION


* Comment on entropion (92)
* Mention the types & causes of entropies (2003)
* Definition, types and clinical picture of entropion (2005)


PTOSIS


* Causes, clinical picture & management of ptosis. No operative details (2000)


SYMBLEPHARON


* Discuss symblepharon (90)


LAGOPHTHALMOS


* Discuss lagophthalmos (95,96)


LACRIMAL APPARATUS


* Discuss the anatomy of the lacrimal drainage system (2004)
* Causes and investigations of a watery eye (2000)
* Enumirate the causes of epiphoria (2003)


CONJUNCTIVA


* Descripe the anatomy of the conjunctiva (97,2001)
* what are the clinical picture, fate and managment of the adult type of muco-purulent conjunctivitis? (2004)
* Discuss trachoma as regards clinical picture, stages, treatment and enumerate ocular complications of trachoma (2004)
* what is the differential diagnosis of pannus? (2003)
* Differential diagnosis of trachomatous follicles, papillae and pannus "no treatment" (2000)
* Describe dendritic ulcer and mention its treatment (2004)
* Describe the types, clinical picture, complications and treatment of allergic conjunctivitis (94)
* Phlectenular kerato-conjunctivitis (96,2002)
* Discuss etiology, clinical picture and treatment of spring catarrh (98)
* what are the causes, clinical picture and treatment of dry eye (2004,2005)
* Difinition, diagnosis and managment of ophthalmia neonartum (2005)


ORBIT


* Cavernous sinus thrombosis (99,2005)
* Orbital cellulitis (95)
* Differential diagnosis of acute inflammatory proptosis (2000)
* Enumerate 5 causes of unilateral proptosis (2003)


CRYSTALLINE LENS


* Discuss congenital cataract
* Enumerate various forms of congenital cataract
* Causes and clinical characteristics
* How can you prepare & treat a case of senile cataract
* What is the definition, causes, signs and managment of the aphakia (2004)
* causes, types and clinical picture of dislocation of the lens (2005)


CORNEA


* Describe the anatomy of the cornea (98,2005)
* Discuss the signs, symptoms and complications of corneal ulcer (93)
* Describe the clinical picture of various types of hypopion corneal ulcers. Its complicatons and treatment (2000)
* Enumerate various forms of herpetic keratitis & memntion 3 antiviral drugs for its treatment (2003)
* Hypopion Ulcer (95)
* Dendritic corneal ulcer (93,97,98)
* Keratoconus


UVEAL TRACT


* Anatomy of the iris (99,2002)
* Describe signs, symptoms and treatment of acute iridocyclitis (98)
* What is the clinical picture and treatment of iridocyclitis and the possible complications? (2002)
* Discuss the complications of iridocyclitis (93,95)
* Describe the treatment of iridocyclitis (97)
* Mention 4 systemic diseases associated with iridocyclitis (2003)
* What are the complications and diagnosis of iridocyclitis (2004)
* Local treatment of acute iridocyclitis (2005)


GLAUCOMA


* Buphthalmus (92,96,99,2005)
* Discuss the clinical picture, differential diagnosis & managment of an acute attack of congestive glaucoma (92,97)
* Clinical picture & treatment of acute congestive glaucoma (2002)
* Clinical picture of primary open angle glaucoma (no treatment) & enumerate the recent diagnostic modalities
* What are the symptoms and signs of primary O.A.G
* Mention the treatment of acute attack of angle closure glaucoma


RETINA


* Give the etiology, clinical picture and treatment of occlusion of the central retinal artery (97)
* Clinical picture and fate of central artery occlusion (2005)
* Mention the types, symptoms and ophthalmoscopic pictures of central retinal vien occlusion (2004)
* Discuss briefly fundus picture of diapetic retinopathy (2001)
* Discuss the types and complications of diapetic retinopathy (2004)
* Signs & symptoms of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (93)
* What are the risk factor and clinical picture of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (2004)


OPTIC NERVE


* Papillitis (91)
* Alcohol toxic amblyopia (2000)
* Describe the different types of optic atrophy (98,2003,2005)
* Consecutive optic atrophy (90)


EYE INJURIES


* Describe the ocular lesions that can occur due to blunt trauma to the eye (91,93,94,2000)
* A sport man received a trauma to the right eye by a tennis ball,
discuss the effect of this trauma on various structures of the eye
(2002)
* Enumerate causes of decreased visual acuity following ocular blunt
trauma and describe the clinical picture of the posterior segment
responsible lesions (behind the crystalline lens) (2000)
* Enumerate effects of blunt trauma to the iris (2003)
* Discuss the effect of blunt trauma on the cornea (2004)
* Discuss breifly sympathetic ophthalmitis (2001)
* Ocular effects of intraocular foreign bodies (2005)


ERRORS OF REFRACTION


* Fundus changes in myopia
* Treatment of myopia
* Fundus picture in high myopia
* What is the difinition, complications of hypermetropia
* Give an account on hypermetropia
* Astigmatism
* Define : a) astigmatism b)pres by of
* Definition, clinical picture & correction of anisometropia


SQUINT


* Give an account on heterophoria (90,99)
* Discuss briefly heterophoria (2001)
* How can you diagnose paralytic squint (2004)
* Difinition, cause and clinical picture of exophoria (2005)


NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY


* Scotoma and tubular field


SYMPTOMATOLOGY


* Causes of defective night vision & describe clinical picture of
the fundus diseases leading to night blindness (No treatment) (2000)


TUMORS


* Mention the clinical picture & managment of malignant melanoma of choroids (2004)


COLLECTED QUESTIONS


* Discuss differential diagnosis of red eye (2001)
* By examination of pupil only, differentiate between active iritis,
acute angle closure glaucoma, acute corneal ulcer & acute
conjunctivitis (2003)
* Enumerate ocular manifestations of head injuries (2003)
* Ophthalmic indications & complications of corticosteroids[/size]