UHS PGET Ophthalmology — Retina & Vitreous MCQs
Practice 173 Retina & Vitreous past-paper MCQs for UHS PGET Ophthalmology, each with a detailed explanation and reference. Try free samples below, then start a full quiz.
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Sample Retina & Vitreous Questions
Severe hypertensive retinopathy can cause sudden visual loss through a white (pale) fundus appearance due to:
- A.Exudative retinal detachment (choroidal ischemia/exudation from fibrinoid necrosis of choroidal vessels)
- B.Age-related macular degeneration
- C.Retinitis pigmentosa
- D.Congenital cataract
- E.Retinal pigment epithelial hypertrophy
Refractile, small yellow-white opacities suspended in the vitreous gel in an elderly patient, usually asymptomatic and unilateral, are typical of asteroid hyalosis. These opacities are composed mainly of:
- A.Amyloid fibrils
- B.Calcium pyrophosphate crystals
- C.Hemosiderin deposits
- D.Cholesterol crystals (as in synchysis scintillans)
- E.Calcium-lipid (calcium hydroxyapatite/phospholipid) complexes
Fovea has the sharpest visual acuity of any retinal location mainly because of its:
- A.High melanin content
- B.High density of rod photoreceptors
- C.Thick overlying retinal vasculature
- D.Near one-to-one ratio of cone photoreceptors to retinal ganglion cells (minimal convergence)
- E.Thick nerve fiber layer directly over the receptors
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