GLAUCOMA EVALUATION

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GLAUCOMA EVALUATION

• TEST-PAPER
• Dr.Nita Shanbhag
• Dr.Pooja Deshmukkh

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LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS- ANY 1

• LQ.1 Define tonometry, Enumerate various types
  of tonometers their principles of operation
  procedures?
• Definition
• Types
• Principles of each.
• Procedures of each.

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• LQ.2 Define Gonioscopy. Describe types of
  gonioscopes, their principle of use, procedure?
• Definition.
• Types
• Principle
• Procedure

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• LQ.3 Define Glaucoma, Classify Glaucoma give
  brief etiology of each. what is Target IOP?
• Definition
• Classify
• Etiology
• Target IOP

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• LQ.4 What is Perimetry its Uses. Describe the
  procedure various field defects?
• Define
• Types of perimeters
• Uses
• Procedure
• Field Defects

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• LQ.5 Describe how you will interpret a Perimetry
  print out ? What are Andersons criteria?
• Fixation losses/False ves -ves.
• Gray scale
• Threshold values
• Total deviation/pattern deviation
• Global indices
• Anderson Patellas criteria

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• LQ.6 Describe the Optic nerve head Retinal
  nerve fibre layer changes in a chronic case of
  glaucoma?
• All disc changes
• Cup changes
• Retinal nerve fiber layer changes

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• LQ.7 Describe the anatomy of the angle of
  anterior chamber. Types principle of
  gonioscopes.What are the abnormal structures seen
  in the angle?
• Anatomy
• Types of goniscopes
• Principle of gonioscopy
• Structures in the angle.

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SHORT NOTES-ANY 3

1. Van Herrick Test.
2. Classifications of grading the angle of anterior
   chamber.
3. Provocative tests for narrow angle glaucoma.
4. Provacative tests for open angle glaucoma.
5. Applanation tonometry.
6. Abnormal structures seen in angle of anterior
   chamber.
7. Field defects in glaucoma.
8. Optic nerve head changes in glaucoma.

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MCQs

• Normal diurnal variation of IOP is
• A. 0-2 mm Hg.
• B. 2-3 mm Hg.
• C. 4-6 mm Hg.
• D. 8-10 mm Hg.

• 2. Sickle shaped extension of blind spot is known
  as
• A. Bjerrums scotoma
• B. Enlarged blind spot
• C. Seidels scotoma
• D. Downs sign.

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MCQs

• 3. The following affect the indentation tonometry
  findings
• A. surface lipid IOP
• B. surface tension IOP
• C. surface tension scleral rigidity.
• D. surface tension plunger rigidity.

• 4.The surface applanated while performing
  applanation tonometry is
• 2.08 mm
• 3.06mm
• 4.23 mm
• 3.48 mm

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MCQs

• 5. The Diurnal variation test is significant/
  positive if the difference between highest
  lowest IOP is
• 4 mm Hg
• 8 mm Hg
• 2 mm Hg
• 1 .9 mm Hg