NBEO NBEO Posterior Segment & Retinal Disease

Question 1

Which retinal layer contains the photoreceptor cell bodies?

Accepted Answer

Outer nuclear layer

Answer

Inner nuclear layer

Answer

Ganglion cell layer

Answer

Retinal pigment epithelium

Question 2

A patient presents with a 'curtain coming down' vision loss, flashes of light, and floaters. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Answer

Central retinal vein occlusion

Answer

Vitreous hemorrhage

Answer

Posterior vitreous detachment

Question 3

Which finding on fundus examination is MOST characteristic of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR)?

Accepted Answer

Microaneurysms

Answer

Neovascularization of the disc

Answer

Vitreous hemorrhage

Answer

Fibrovascular proliferation

Question 4

A flame-shaped hemorrhage in the nerve fiber layer is most commonly associated with which condition?

Accepted Answer

Hypertensive retinopathy

Answer

Branch retinal artery occlusion

Answer

Diabetic retinopathy

Answer

Age-related macular degeneration

Question 5

Which test is considered the gold standard for diagnosing choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in wet AMD?

Accepted Answer

Fluorescein angiography

Answer

Optical coherence tomography

Answer

Fundus autofluorescence

Answer

B-scan ultrasonography

Question 6

In a branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO), hemorrhages are typically confined to which area?

Accepted Answer

One quadrant of the fundus following a vascular distribution

Answer

The entire posterior pole

Answer

Only the peripapillary area

Answer

The macular region exclusively