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41. Choroid is supplied mainly by:
A. Central retinal artery
B. Short posterior ciliary arteries
C. Long posterior ciliary arteries
D. Angular artery
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B. Short posterior ciliary arteries ✅ Explanation: Choroid → short PCAs.
42. Vein draining retina:
A. Superior ophthalmic vein
B. Central retinal vein
C. Inferior ophthalmic vein
D. Angular vein
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B. Central retinal vein ✅ Explanation: Retina drains via central retinal vein.
43. Major venous channels of orbit include all EXCEPT:
A. Superior ophthalmic vein
B. Inferior ophthalmic vein
C. Cavernous sinus
D. Vertebral vein
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D. Vertebral vein ✅ Explanation: Vertebral vein does not drain orbit.
44. Ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve is:
A. 1st division
B. 2nd division
C. 3rd division
D. Motor division
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A. 1st division ✅ Explanation: Ophthalmic = V1 of trigeminal.
45. Lacrimal nerve supplies:
A. Cornea
B. Lacrimal gland + lateral eyelid
C. Retina
D. Ciliary body
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B. Lacrimal gland + lateral eyelid ✅ Explanation: Lacrimal nerve → gland, conjunctiva, lateral eyelid.
46. Supraorbital nerve supplies:
A. Conjunctiva + central upper eyelid + scalp
B. Lacrimal gland
C. Lower lid
D. Iris
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A. Conjunctiva + central upper eyelid + scalp ✅ Explanation: Supraorbital = branch of frontal nerve.
47. Sensory root of ciliary ganglion comes from:
A. Lacrimal nerve
B. Long ciliary nerve (branch of nasociliary)
C. Supraorbital nerve
D. Infraorbital nerve
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B. Long ciliary nerve (branch of nasociliary) ✅ Explanation: Sensory root from nasociliary branch.
48. Parasympathetic fibres to sphincter pupillae come from:
A. Edinger–Westphal nucleus via oculomotor nerve
B. Trochlear nucleus
C. Abducens nucleus
D. Facial nerve
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A. Edinger–Westphal nucleus via oculomotor nerve ✅ Explanation: EW nucleus → ciliary ganglion → sphincter pupillae.
49. Sympathetic supply to dilator pupillae originates from:
A. Superior cervical ganglion
B. Inferior cervical ganglion
C. Pterygopalatine ganglion
D. Submandibular ganglion
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A. Superior cervical ganglion ✅ Explanation: Dilator pupillae = sympathetic from SCG.
50. Muller’s muscle of eyelid is supplied by:
A. Parasympathetic fibres
B. Sympathetic fibres
C. Facial nerve
D. Oculomotor nerve
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B. Sympathetic fibres ✅ Explanation: Sympathetic fibres → Muller’s muscle.
51. Medial lymphatics of eyelids drain into:
A. Preauricular nodes
B. Submandibular nodes
C. Parotid nodes
D. Deep cervical nodes
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B. Submandibular nodes ✅ Explanation: Medial drainage → submandibular nodes.
52. Lateral lymphatics of eyelids drain into:
A. Submandibular nodes
B. Preauricular (subauricular) nodes
C. Submental nodes
D. Jugular nodes
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B. Preauricular (subauricular) nodes ✅ Explanation: Lateral drainage → preauricular nodes.
53. Shallow anterior chamber predisposes to:
A. Cataract
B. Primary angle-closure glaucoma
C. Retinal detachment
D. Myopia
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B. Primary angle-closure glaucoma ✅ Explanation: Narrow chamber angle → glaucoma.
54. Deep anterior chamber is common in:
A. Hypermetropia
B. Myopia
C. Presbyopia
D. Emmetropia
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B. Myopia ✅ Explanation: Myopes have deeper chambers.
55. In newborns, anterior chamber is:
A. Normal depth
B. Shallow
C. Deep
D. Absent
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B. Shallow ✅ Explanation: At birth, anterior chamber is shallow.
56. In newborns, lens is:
A. Flattened
B. Spherical
C. Biconcave
D. Cylindrical
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B. Spherical ✅ Explanation: Lens spherical at birth, nucleus immature.
57. Retina at birth:
A. Fully differentiated
B. Except macula, rest is differentiated
C. Macula fully developed
D. No retinal layers
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B. Except macula, rest is differentiated ✅ Explanation: Macula develops 4–6 months postnatal.
58. Refractive status of newborn is:
A. Myopia
B. Hypermetropia (+2 to +3D)
C. Astigmatism
D. Emmetropia
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B. Hypermetropia (+2 to +3D) ✅ Explanation: Newborns usually hypermetropic.
59. At birth, lacrimal gland:
A. Fully developed
B. Underdeveloped, no tears
C. Hypertrophied
D. Absent
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B. Underdeveloped, no tears ✅ Explanation: Tears absent until gland matures.
60. Myelination of optic nerve at birth reaches up to:
A. Optic disc
B. Lamina cribrosa
C. Macula
D. Fovea
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B. Lamina cribrosa ✅ Explanation: Myelination extends up to lamina cribrosa only.
61. Shape of the eyeball is closest to:
A. Sphere
B. Oblate spheroid
C. Cylinder
D. Ellipsoid
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B. Oblate spheroid ✅
62. Which is the smallest diameter of the eyeball?
A. Anteroposterior
B. Horizontal
C. Vertical
D. Circumference
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C. Vertical ✅
63. The equator of the eye is located at:
A. Limbus
B. Mid-plane between poles
C. Optic disc
D. Fovea
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B. Mid-plane between poles ✅
64. Volume of eyeball in an adult is approximately:
A. 5 ml
B. 6.5 ml
C. 7.5 ml
D. 10 ml
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B. 6.5 ml ✅
65. Average weight of adult eyeball:
A. 5 g
B. 6 g
C. 7 g
D. 8 g
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C. 7 g ✅
66. Fibrous coat contributes to:
A. Vision
B. Protection
C. Aqueous humour production
D. Colour perception
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B. Protection ✅
67. Transparent part of fibrous coat:
A. Cornea
B. Sclera
C. Conjunctiva
D. Choroid
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A. Cornea ✅
68. Limbus is junction of:
A. Cornea & sclera
B. Cornea & iris
C. Iris & lens
D. Retina & sclera
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A. Cornea & sclera ✅
69. The vascular coat of the eye is also known as:
A. Uvea
B. Fibrous coat
C. Retina
D. Neural coat
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A. Uvea ✅
70. Retina belongs to:
A. Nervous coat
B. Fibrous coat
C. Vascular coat
D. Connective coat
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A. Nervous coat ✅
71. Posterior chamber is located between:
A. Cornea & lens
B. Iris & lens
C. Vitreous & retina
D. Sclera & choroid
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B. Iris & lens ✅
72. Volume of aqueous humour in anterior chamber:
A. 0.15 ml
B. 0.25 ml
C. 0.5 ml
D. 1 ml
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B. 0.25 ml ✅
73. Depth of anterior chamber is greatest in:
A. Hypermetropia
B. Myopia
C. Presbyopia
D. Astigmatism
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B. Myopia ✅
74. Posterior chamber volume is approximately:
A. 0.06 ml
B. 0.15 ml
C. 0.25 ml
D. 0.5 ml
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A. 0.06 ml ✅
75. Posterior segment includes all EXCEPT:
A. Retina
B. Vitreous
C. Lens
D. Choroid
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C. Lens ✅
76. Visual pathway consists of all EXCEPT:
A. Optic nerve
B. Optic chiasma
C. Optic tract
D. Trochlear nerve
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D. Trochlear nerve ✅
77. Final relay of vision occurs in:
A. Occipital cortex
B. Temporal cortex
C. Thalamus only
D. Midbrain
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A. Occipital cortex ✅
78. Partial decussation of fibres occurs at:
A. Optic chiasma
B. Optic nerve
C. LGN
D. Optic radiation
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A. Optic chiasma ✅
79. Temporal retinal fibres:
A. Cross at chiasma
B. Remain uncrossed
C. Supply contralateral field
D. End in superior colliculus
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B. Remain uncrossed ✅
80. Lesion at optic chiasma produces:
A. Homonymous hemianopia
B. Bitemporal hemianopia
C. Central scotoma
D. Quadrantanopia
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B. Bitemporal hemianopia ✅
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