1. Herpes simplex:
a. herpetic keratitis is
usually caused by type 1 herpes simplex
b. is a RNA virus
c. is sensitive to ganciclovir
d. causes congenital cataract
e. causes PORN (progressive outer
retina necrosis)
2. Subretinal fluid contains:
a. g-globulin
b. hyaluronic acid
c. fibrinogen
d. ascorbic acid
e. protein concentration is higher
than the serum
3. Regarding the ocular cardiac reflex:
a. the afferent is through
the trigeminal nerve
b. it is mediated through the vagus
nerve
c. it only occurs in children
d. it is suppressed by atropine
e. it is more common in retrobulbar
than peribulbar anaesthesia
4. The aetiologies of congenital
cataract include:
a. toxoplasmosis
b. Refsum's disease
c. anirida
d. thalassaemia
e. congenital icthyosis
5. Chloroquine:
a. is a slow acting anti-rheumatic
drug
b. is ototoxic
c. its usual dosage is 200mg b.d.
d. bull's eye maculopathy is reversible
e. premaculopathy can be detected
by visual field
6. The following arises from the
neural crest:
a. corneal stroma
b. corneal endothelium
c. uveal melanophore
d. retinal vessel endothelium
e. trabecular meshwork
7. The following are found in the
lower pons:
a. inferior salivatory nucleus
b. inferior olivary nucleus
c. facial nucleus
d. abducent nucleus
e. nucleus of descending spinal
tract
8. Regarding the venous drainage
of the eyeball:
a. anterior ciliary artery
drains into the anterior ciliary vein
b. short posterior ciliary artery
drains into the central retinal vein
c. iris drains into vortex vein
d. episcleral venous pressure is
always negative
e. choroidal venous pressure always
greater than the intraocular pressure
9. Blood supply of the optic nerve
include:
a. branches of the central
retinal artery
b. branches of the long posterior
ciliary artery
c. main contribution from the central
vessels of the optic nerve
d. contributed by choroidal vessels
e. branches of the pial vessels
10. b-blockers:
a. are all lipid soluble
b. universally decreases the heart
rate
c. prevents cathecholamine from
acting on the receptors
d. causes dry eyes
e. increases uveoscleral outflow
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