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Based on the results of the retinal branch vein occlusion (BVO) study, which statement is the MOST CORRECT?
Laser significantly reduces the likelihood of vitreous hemorrhage.
Argon laser photocoagulation is only helpful in the presence of retinal neovascularization.
Argon laser is applied focally to areas with retinal swelling.
Argon laser photocoagulation is only helpful in diabetic retinopathy.
nan
a
Laser significantly reduces the likelihood of vitreous hemorrhage.
Retina & vitreous
Which statement is most CORRECT in regards to the results of the Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study (EVS)?
Intravitreal antibiotics were not of benefit in this study.
If patients presented with hand motions or better acuity, there was no difference in visual outcome with or without an immediate 3 port pars plana vitrectomy
There was an improvement in final visual acuity and media clarity with systemic antibiotics.
Initial vitreous tap/biopsy should generally be sufficient if presenting vision is hand motions or worse
nan
c
There was an improvement in final visual acuity and media clarity with systemic antibiotics.
Retina & vitreous
The results of the Central Vein Occlusion (CVO) Study MOST supports which of the following statements?
Prophylactic panretinal photocoagulation prevented the development of iris neovascularization in eyes with 10 or more disc areas of retinal capillary nonperfusion confirmed by fluorescein angiography
In the group with macular edema, grid laser did not improve visual acuity in eyes with reduced vision due to macular edema from CVO.
Results of this randomized clinical trial demonstrate that it is not safe to wait for the development of early iris neovascularization and then apply panretinal photocoagulation.
In the patients with macular edema, macular grid photocoagulation was not effective in reducing angiographic evidence of macular edema.
nan
a
Prophylactic panretinal photocoagulation prevented the development of iris neovascularization in eyes with 10 or more disc areas of retinal capillary nonperfusion confirmed by fluorescein angiography
Retina & vitreous
Which statement is MOST CORRECT in regards to the results of the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS)?
Aspirin use increases the progression of retinopathy to the high-risk proliferative stage.
Aspirin increases the risk of vitreous hemorrhage.
Without treatment, the prognosis for patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy was blindness within 5 years for more than 50 percent of patients
Rates of blindness in ETDRS patients following the development of proliferative retinopathy are slightly lower.
nan
c
Without treatment, the prognosis for patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy was blindness within 5 years for more than 50 percent of patients
Retina & vitreous
Which statement is CORRECT in regards to the results of the Diabetic Retinopathy Study (DRS)?
Photocoagulation reduced the risk of severe vision in moderate-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Both argon and xenon photocoagulation reduced the risk of severe visual loss by more than 50 percent.
Only xenon photocoagulation reduced the risk of severe visual loss.
Only argon reduced the risk of severe visual loss.
nan
b
Both argon and xenon photocoagulation reduced the risk of severe visual loss by more than 50 percent.
Retina & vitreous
Which statement is most CORRECT in regards to the results of the Macular Photocoagulation Study (MPS)?
Eyes with large subfoveal neovascular lesions and good initial visual acuity are good candidates for focal laser photocoagulation.
Extra foveal choroidal neovascular membranes are defined as 100 to 2,500 microns from the center of the foveal avascular zone
Juxta-foveal choroidal neovascular membranes are defined as lesions within 1 to 249 microns from the center of the foveal avascular zone
Eyes receiving direct laser treatment to the fovea for new choroidal neovascular membranes immediately lost more visual acuity than observed eyes.
nan
d
Eyes receiving direct laser treatment to the fovea for new choroidal neovascular membranes immediately lost more visual acuity than observed eyes.
Retina & vitreous
Snowflake cataract is found in cases with:
Gout
Rheumatoid arthritis
Diabetes mellitus
Hypothyroidism
nan
c
Diabetes mellitus
Systemic diseases
Bitemporal hemianopia is due to:
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Pituitary gland tumors
Orbital apex syndrome
Pineal body tumor
nan
b
Pituitary gland tumors
Systemic diseases
Hyperglycemia may cause:
Index hypermetropia
Index myopia
Axial hypermetropia
Axial myopia
nan
b
Index myopia
Systemic diseases
Bitot's spots may be caused by:
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis
Vit A deficiency
Vit B deficiency
Trachoma
nan
b
Vit A deficiency
Systemic diseases
Thyroid orbital myopathy affects:
The lateral rectus then the superior rectus muscles
The inferior rectus then the medial rectus muscles
The medial rectus then the superior rectus muscles
The superior rectus then the lateral rectus muscle
nan
b
The inferior rectus then the medial rectus muscles
Systemic diseases
Termination of pregnancy in cases of eclampsia is indicated when:
There is microangiopathy
There is Vasodilatation
There is retinal infarction and exudative retinal detachment
There is cataract formation
nan
b
There is Vasodilatation
Systemic diseases
Scleral show and upper lid retraction may be caused by:
Horner syndrome
Hyperthyroidism
Entropion
Rheumatoid arthritis
nan
b
Hyperthyroidism
Systemic diseases
Right optic nerve atrophy and left papilledema may be caused by:
Right occipital lobe mass
Left occipital lobe mass
Right frontal lobe mass
Left frontal lobe mass
nan
c
Right frontal lobe mass
Systemic diseases
The most effective antibiotic for the treatment of P. acnes endophthalmitis is
amikacin
gentamicin
vancomycin
ceftazidime
nan
c
vancomycin
UVEITIS
For the diagnosis of granulomatous inflammation, which cell type must be present?
Langhans’ cell
lymphocyte
Touton giant cell
epithelioid histiocyte
nan
d
epithelioid histiocyte
UVEITIS
All of the following are true concerning sarcoidosis except
Touton giant cells are common
lymphocytes surround the granuloma
histiocytes are abundant
necrosis is rare
nan
a
Touton giant cells are common
UVEITIS
Which of the following is not characteristic of Fuchs’ heterochromic iridocyclitis?
iris neovascularization
cataract
posterior synechiae
vitreous opacities
nan
c
posterior synechiae
UVEITIS
The most common organism causing endopthalmitis following cataract surgery is
S. pneumoniae
H. influenzae
S. aureus
S. epidermidis
nan
d
S. epidermidis
UVEITIS
MEWDS can be differentiated from APMPPE by
age of onset
female predilection
paracentral scotomas
viral prodrome
nan
b
female predilection
UVEITIS
All of the following disorders are correctly paired with their HLA associations except
POHS, B9
Behçet’s disease, B51
Birdshot retinochoroidopathy, A29
Reiter’s syndrome, B27
nan
a
POHS, B9
UVEITIS
Decreased vision in a patient with intermediate uveitis is most likely due to
cataract
macular edema
papillitis
glaucoma
nan
b
macular edema
UVEITIS
A 71-year-old woman with a 6-month history of fatigue, anorexia, and 10-pound (4 kg) weight loss is found to have left-sided weakness, visual acuity of 20/80 OD and 20/60 OS, and vitreous cells. The most helpful workup is
LP and vitrectomy
ESR and temporal artery biopsy
CBC and lymph node biopsy
PPD and chest X-ray
nan
a
LP and vitrectomy
UVEITIS
The most common organisms causing endophthalmitis following trauma are
Enterococcus species and S. aureus
Bacillus species and S. epidermidis
Pseudomonas species and S. aureus
S. aureus and S. epidermidis
nan
b
Bacillus species and S. epidermidis
UVEITIS
All of the following are features common to both sympathetic ophthalmia and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome except
serous retinal detachments
Dalen-Fuchs nodules
pathology localized to choroid
vitritis
nan
c
pathology localized to choroid
UVEITIS
Which disorder is more common in males?
MEWDS
uveal effusion syndrome
APMPPE
Birdshot choroidopathy
nan
b
uveal effusion syndrome
UVEITIS
EVS findings include all of the following except
vitrectomy was beneficial only in patients with LP vision
intravitreal corticosteroids were helpful
IV antibiotics were not helpful
the most common organism was S. epidermidis
nan
b
intravitreal corticosteroids were helpful
UVEITIS
Which of the following is not characteristic of MEWDS?
enlargement of the blind spot
bilaterality
flu-like illness
female preponderance
nan
b
bilaterality
UVEITIS
The most common cause of posterior uveitis is
sarcoidosis
syphilis
CMV
toxoplasmosis
nan
d
toxoplasmosis
UVEITIS
All of the following are causes of HLA-B27-associated uveitis except
ankylosing spondylitis
ulcerative colitis
Crohn’s disease
psoriasis
nan
d
psoriasis
UVEITIS
Which of the following is not part of the classic triad of findings in Reiter’s syndrome?
iritis
arthritis
conjunctivitis
urethritis
nan
a
iritis
UVEITIS
Which of the following laboratory tests is most commonly found in JRA-related iritis?
RF–, ANA–
RF+, ANA–
RF–, ANA+
RF+, ANA+
nan
c
RF–, ANA+
UVEITIS
Phacoantigenic endophthalmitis is characterized by which pattern of granulomatous inflammation?
zonal
diffuse
discrete
necrotizing
nan
a
zonal
UVEITIS
Which combination of findings is least likely to occur in rubella?
retinopathy and cataract
glaucoma and cataract
glaucoma and retinopathy
cataract and deafness
nan
b
glaucoma and cataract
UVEITIS
A 35-year-old man with decreased vision OD is found to have optic nerve edema and a macular star. The causative organism most likely is
Onchocerca volvulus
Bartonella henselae
Treponema pallidum
Borrelia burgdorferi
nan
b
Bartonella henselae
UVEITIS
Which is least helpful for the diagnosis of toxocariasis?
ELISA test
AC tap
vitrectomy
stool examination
nan
d
stool examination
UVEITIS
A person living in which area of the US would be most likely to develop POHS?
southwest
northwest
midwest
southeast
nan
c
midwest
UVEITIS
All of the following are true of birdshot choroidopathy except
more common in males
usually bilateral
CME is common
associated with HLA-A29
nan
a
more common in males
UVEITIS
Which of the following is least commonly associated with Treponema pallidum infection?
interstitial keratitis
chorioretinitis
ectopia lentis
glaucoma
nan
d
glaucoma
UVEITIS
The HLA association for pars planitis with multiple sclerosis is
B8
B51
DR4
DR15
nan
d
DR15
UVEITIS
Retinal S antigen is found in
ganglion cells
retinal pigment epithelium
photoreceptors
Mueller cells
nan
c
photoreceptors
UVEITIS
Features of Harada’s disease include all of the following except
vitritis
deafness
serous retinal detachments
Dalen-Fuchs nodules
nan
b
deafness
UVEITIS
Larva cause all of the following infections except
cysticercosis
diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis
onchocerciasis
cat-scratch disease
nan
d
cat-scratch disease
UVEITIS
Which of the following signs of pars planitis is most associated with multiple sclerosis?
subretinal neovascularization
snowbank
periphlebitis
CME
nan
c
periphlebitis
UVEITIS
CSF abnormalities are associated with all of the following disorders except
VKH syndrome
ocular sarcoidosis
APMPPE
pars planitis
nan
b
ocular sarcoidosis
UVEITIS
All of the following can present as uveitis except
retinoblastoma
choroidal hemangioma
leukemia
juvenile xanthogranuloma
nan
b
choroidal hemangioma
UVEITIS
Which of the following is not associated with inflammatory bowel disease?
conjunctivitis
episcleritis
interstitial keratitis
iritis
nan
c
interstitial keratitis
UVEITIS
Anterior vitreous cells are least likely to be found in
retinitis pigmentosa
CMV
serpiginous choroidopathy
chronic cyclitis
nan
a
retinitis pigmentosa
UVEITIS
Gastrointestinal disorders associated with uveitis include all of the following except
ulcerative colitis
Whipple’s disease
diverticulitis
Crohn’s disease
nan
c
diverticulitis
UVEITIS
All of the following may occur in ocular sarcoidosis except
optic disc nodules
pars planitis
CN palsies
low serum gamma globulin
nan
d
low serum gamma globulin
UVEITIS
The choroid is the primary location of the pathologic process in
toxoplasmosis
CMV
Coat’s disease
VKH syndrome
nan
d
VKH syndrome
UVEITIS
Which of the following is least likely to be found in a patient with sympathetic ophthalmia?
onset after a latent period of 40 years
granulomatous nodules in the retina
history of evisceration of the traumatized eye
iris nodules in the sympathizing eye
nan
b
granulomatous nodules in the retina
UVEITIS
Band keratopathy is least likely to occur in a patient with
sarcoidosis
JRA
Behçet’s disease
multiple sclerosis
nan
c
Behçet’s disease
UVEITIS
A patient with APMPPE is most likely to have
unilateral involvement
enlarged blind spot
viral prodrome
CNV
nan
c
viral prodrome
UVEITIS