AOA Ocular Disease and Pathology 3

Question 1

What is the primary mechanism of damage in glaucoma?

Accepted Answer

Retinal ganglion cell apoptosis

Answer

Corneal endothelial decompensation

Answer

Choroidal ischemia

Answer

Photoreceptor degeneration

Question 2

Which ocular finding is pathognomonic for ocular hypertension secondary to pseudoexfoliation syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Flaky white material on the lens capsule

Answer

Posterior subcapsular cataract

Answer

Corneal guttata

Answer

Band keratopathy

Question 3

A branch retinal artery occlusion most commonly appears on fundoscopy as:

Accepted Answer

A wedge-shaped area of retinal whitening

Answer

Dot-and-blot hemorrhages along the arcades

Answer

Disc neovascularization

Answer

Pigment clumping in the periphery

Question 4

Retinitis pigmentosa classically causes which pattern of visual field loss?

Accepted Answer

Ring scotoma with peripheral constriction

Answer

Central scotoma

Answer

Altitudinal defect

Answer

Bitemporal hemianopia

Question 5

Which choroidal tumor appears as an orange-red elevated lesion on fundoscopy and is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults?

Accepted Answer

Uveal melanoma

Answer

Retinoblastoma

Answer

Choroidal hemangioma

Answer

Metastatic carcinoma

Question 6

The 'sunset glow fundus' appearance is classically associated with which condition?

Accepted Answer

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome

Answer

Behçet's disease

Answer

Sarcoidosis

Answer

Toxoplasmosis