27 - AIIMS November 2007 mcqs with answers

1q: dangerous area of the eyeball is ?

a. ciliary body
b. sclera
c. optic nerve
d. retina

answer a. ciliary body.

2q: corneal transparency is maintained by all except ?

a. hydration
b. widely spaced collagen fibrils
c. increased mitotic figures in centre of cornea
d. unmyelinated nerve fibers

answer c. increased mitotic figures in the centre of cornea

3q: SAFE strategy is for ?

a. trachoma
b. diabetic retinopathy
c. onchoceriasis
d. glaucoma

answer a. trachoma

4q: Ionic pump in corneal endothelium maintains hydration by cellular metabolism. it can be blocked by ?

a. inhibition of anaerobic glycolysis
b. activation of anaerobic glycolysis
c. inhibition of electron transport chain
d. C-AMP mediated phosphodiesterase inhibition

answer a. inhibition of anaerobic glycolysis.