28 - AIIMS MAY 2007 mcqs with answers

1q: Which of the following is autosomal dominant disorder ?

a. gyrate atrophy
b. best disease
c. lawrence moon biedl syndrome
d. bassen kornweig's disease

answer b. Best disease

2q: Most common causes of blindness in children, in india are all except ?

a. malnutrition
b. opthalmia neonatorum
c. glaucoma
d. congenital dacrocystitis

answer d. congenital dacrocystitis

3q: Hyaluronic acid is found in ?

a. vitreous humor
b. synovial fluid
c. cartilage
d. cornea

answer a. vitreous humor

4q: which of this does not handle the free radicals in lens ?

a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin C
c. Vitamin E
d. Catalase

answer a. Vitamin A

5q: which of the following are not included in Vision 2020 ?

a. cataract
b. trachoma
c. onchoceriasis
d. epidemic conjunctivitis

answer d. Epidemic conjunctivitis

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.