FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
APRIL 2016
POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
OPHTHALMOLOGY
PAPER I
OPH/APRIL/16/26/I
Time 3 hours
Max. Marks 100
Important instructions:
• Attempt all questions in order.
• Each question carries 10 marks.
• Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
• Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
• Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
• Answer all the parts of a single question together.
• Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
• Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. Define Myopia. What are the complications of pathological
myopia? Enlist the methods of correction of simple myopia
including their advantages and disadvantages.

2. Lacrimal pump mechanism.
Clinical evaluation and investigations of epiphora.
5+5
3. Laboratory diagnosis of uveitis.
10
4. Antibiotics used in Ophthalmology and routes of
administration.
10
5. Anatomy and embryology of crystalline lens. Write a note on
its applied aspects.
6+4
6. Anatomy and embryology of the angle of the anterior chamber
with diagram. Classify mechanism of primary angle closure
with help of diagrams.
5+5
7. Clinical and impression cytology features of ocular surface
disorders.
10
8. Pharmacokinetics of topical anti glaucoma drugs.
10
9. Physiology of accommodation with diagrams.
What are the methods of correcting presbyopia?
5+5
10. Define Low Vision. How would you examine a preschool child
presenting with low vision? What are the modalities of visual
rehabilitation and schooling for such a child?