Gradual Loss of Vision in a quiet Eye

Question 1

CAUSES OF GRADUAL LOSS OF VISION
 ____________
 ____________
 ____________
 ____________ DISEASES

Answer 1

 CATARACT
 GLAUCOMA
 MACULOPATHY
 RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES

Question 2

CATARACT  DEFINITION:

__________ of the ___________

Answer 2

Opacity of the crystalline lens

Question 3

Crystalline lens

_________ in nature
________________ capsules ((Cellular or Acellular?))
Lens ______, Anterior epithelial cells
__________ lens ______
Lens ________
Transparent
Avascular

Answer 3

Biconvex

Anterior and Posterior ; Acellular

Cortex; Concentric; fibres

Nucleus

Question 4

Commonest cause of visual impairment and Blindness worldwide and Nigeria is???

Answer 4

Cataracts

Question 5

________ being the commonest risk factor for cataracts

Answer 5

Aging

Question 6

Blindness from Cataract is reversible after surgical intervention

T/F

Answer 6

T

Question 7

AETIOLOGY OF CATARACT

CONGENITAL
Maternal __________
Maternal ____________
Maternal __________
Unguarded Prenatal Diagnostic tests
Birth _________
Neonatal ___________

Answer 7

Infection TORCHES Complex

Irradiation

drug ingestion

trauma; Hypoglycaemia

Question 8

AETIOLOGY OF CATARACT
ACQUIRED

————
__________
__________ and __________
 ___________ Diseases:DM,
 ____________
 Iatrogenic:Trabec,PKP
_________
 Presenile
__________
 Retinal Degenerative diseases
Excessive heat/Ionic Irradiation

Answer 8

Senility
Trauma

Infection and Inflammation

Metabolic

Toxic Drugs:Steroids

Irradiation

Hereditary

Question 9

Clinical Features of cataracts

__________ deterioration of vision
________ vision
______________ in the eye

Answer 9

Gradual

Smoky

White Speck

Question 10

Morphological Types of Cataract

List 3

Answer 10

Nuclear
Cortical
Posterior capsular

Question 11

Treatment of cataracts

 Medical/Conservative
 _________ with _________ in Nuclear/Central
 Refraction: __________ Correction

Answer 11

Dilatation; Mydriatics

Spectacle

Question 12

Cataracts
SURGERY IS DEFINITIVE TREATMENT
Indications for Surgery

Answer 12

Anteriorly dislocated

Posterior Segment

Phacolytic/Phacogenic

Children

Question 13

 Surgical Treatment for cataract :

 ___________
 ______________
 ______________
 Plain
 ___________ Cataract Surgery
 ____________ implant:Anterior/Posterior _________________

Answer 13

 Intracapsular
 Lensectomy
 Extracapsular

Small incision
Intraocular lens

Phacoemulsification

Question 14

Rehabilitation for cataract

_________ correction
 _________ lens
 _____________ implant
 _________________

Answer 14

Spectacle
Contact

Intraocular lens

Epikeratophakia