FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2017

POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.
OPHTHALMOLOGY
PAPER-I
Please read carefully the important instructions mentioned on Page
• Answers to questions of Part A and part B are to be strictly attempted in separate answer sheet(s)
and the main+ supplementary answer sheets used for each part must be tagged separately.
• Answer s to questions of Part A attempted in answer sheet(s) of Part B or vice versa shall not be
evaluated.
PART B
6. Etiology and classification of myopia
Clinical features of pathological myopia

7. Commonly used preservatives for ophthalmic
preparations, their advantages and disadvantages.

8. Metabolism of crystalline lens.
Biochemical factors responsible for cataractogenesis
4+6
9. Define abnormal retinal correspondence. Explain its
development and methods of diagnosis.

10. Anatomy of eyelid and its blood supply
Anatomy of LPS and its clinical importance
5+5