Ocular Diseases : 1

Question 1

What is inflammation of the eye?

Answer 1

Anterior Uveitis

Question 2

Are RBC’s and proteins in the anterior chamber characteristics of iritis?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

Are patients with juvenile idiopathy arthritis commonly diagnosed with scleritis?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

Does Idiopathic Anterior Uveitis mean that the cause of uveitis is not known?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Are autoimmune disorders highly associated with both anterior and posterior uveitis?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

What is a type of Arthritis that is associated with anterior uveitis?

Answer 6

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)

Question 7

What are the reasons for development of uveitis?

Answer 7

Inflammation
Infection
Malignant growth
Trauma

Question 8

What is more painful?

Episcleritis or Scleritis?

Answer 8

Scleritis

Question 9

Is Rheumatoid Arthritis an infectious disease?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

What are the risk factors for developing rheumatoid arthritis?

Answer 10

Female
Age : 40 and 60
Family History

Question 11

Can corneal thinning occur after episodes of scleritis?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

What can be used to treat episcleritis?

Answer 12

Topical Steroid

Question 13

What can be used to treat scleritis?

Answer 13

Oral Steroid

Question 14

What disease involves in the inflammation of temporal arteries?

Answer 14

Giant Cell Arthritis

Question 15

What autoimmune disease blocks the nerve signals and results in poorly functioning eye muscles?

Answer 15

Myasthenia Gravis

Question 16

What is the afferent pathway?

Answer 16

Eye to Brain

Question 17

What is the efferent pathway?

Answer 17

Brain to both eyes

Question 18

What is the condition of involuntary, rapid movements of the eyes in horizontal, vertical or circular motions?

Answer 18

Nystagmus

Question 19

What are the hormones produced by the Thyroid Gland?

Answer 19

T3 and T4

Question 20

Is enlarged muscles a characteristic of Grave’s ophthalmopathy?

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

What can be prescribed to alleviate symptoms of double vision associated with Grave’s ophthalmopathy?

Answer 21

Prism

Question 22

What are viral infections associated with anterior and posterior uveitis?

Answer 22

Herpes Simplex Virus

Varicella Zoster Virus

Question 23

What autoimmune diseases are linked to episodes of scleritis?

Answer 23

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Giant Cell Arthritis

Question 24

What medications are used for management of rheumatoid arthritis?

Answer 24

Plaqueni (Hydroxychloroquine)

Methotrexate

Question 25

What disease presents with the symptoms of headache, scalp tenderness, jaw pain and vision loss?

Answer 25

Giant Cell Arteritis

Question 26

What disease presents with double vision (diplopia) and droopy eyelids?

Answer 26

Myasthenia Gravis

Question 27

What diseases presents with exophthalmos and double vision?

Answer 27

Grave’s Disease

Question 28

What disease presents with miosis, ptosis and anhidrosis?

decreased pupil size, droopy eyelid and sweating

Answer 28

Horner Syndrome

Question 29

What diseases presents with slightly dilated pupil that is slow to respond to light?

Answer 29

Adie’s Tonic Pupil

Question 30

What is characterized by an overactive thyroid gland?

Answer 30

Grave’s Disease