Practice 30 high-yield MCQs with answers and explanations Designed for NEET PG, NEXT, AIIMS, and MRCSEd Ophthalmology preparation, optometrist examination and Ophthalmic Officer exam.
01. Ophthalmic nerve is branch of:
A. Oculomotor
B. Trigeminal
C. Trochlear
D. Abducens
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B. Trigeminal ✅
02. Lacrimal nerve supplies:
A. Medial eyelid
B. Lateral eyelid + lacrimal gland
C. Nose
D. Cornea
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B. Lateral eyelid + lacrimal gland ✅
03. Supraorbital nerve is branch of:
A. Maxillary
B. Frontal
C. Mandibular
D. Zygomatic
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B. Frontal ✅
04. Long ciliary nerves carry:
A. Parasympathetic to sphincter pupillae
B. Sympathetic to dilator pupillae
C. Parasympathetic to lacrimal gland
D. Motor to levator
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B. Sympathetic to dilator pupillae ✅
05. Parasympathetic supply to ciliary muscle arises from:
A. Edinger–Westphal nucleus
B. Trochlear nucleus
C. Facial nucleus
D. Spinal nucleus
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A. Edinger–Westphal nucleus ✅
06. Ciliary ganglion receives all roots EXCEPT:
A. Sensory root
B. Parasympathetic root
C. Sympathetic root
D. Motor root
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D. Motor root ✅
07. Preganglionic parasympathetic fibres for eye arise in:
A. Edinger–Westphal nucleus
B. Red nucleus
C. Facial nucleus
D. Medullary nucleus
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A. Edinger–Westphal nucleus ✅
08. Sympathetic supply to dilator pupillae originates in:
A. Ciliospinal centre of Budge
B. Edinger–Westphal nucleus
C. Dorsal nucleus of vagus
D. Superior olive
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A. Ciliospinal centre of Budge ✅
09. Muller’s muscle of eyelid is innervated by:
A. Sympathetic
B. Parasympathetic
C. Trochlear
D. Oculomotor
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A. Sympathetic ✅
10. Parasympathetic secretomotor supply to lacrimal gland passes via:
A. Facial nerve
B. Oculomotor
C. Trigeminal
D. Glossopharyngeal
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A. Facial nerve ✅
11. Eye development begins around day:
A. 18
B. 22
C. 28
D. 30
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B. 22 ✅
12. Optic vesicle arises from:
A. Mesoderm
B. Neuroectoderm
C. Surface ectoderm
D. Endoderm
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B. Neuroectoderm ✅
13. Lens placode is derived from:
A. Neuroectoderm
B. Surface ectoderm
C. Mesenchyme
D. Endoderm
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B. Neuroectoderm ✅
14. Lens vesicle separates from ectoderm around:
A. 28th day
B. 33rd day
C. 40th day
D. 50th day
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B. 33rd day ✅
15. Choroidal (fetal) fissure is seen in:
A. Superior optic cup
B. Inferior optic cup
C. Lens vesicle
D. Ciliary body
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B. Inferior optic cup ✅
16. Corneal epithelium is derived from:
A. Surface ectoderm
B. Mesoderm
C. Endoderm
D. Neural crest
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A. Surface ectoderm ✅
17. Retina develops from:
A. Surface ectoderm
B. Neural ectoderm
C. Mesenchyme
D. Endoderm
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B. Neural ectoderm ✅
18. Crystalline lens is derived from:
A. Mesenchyme
B. Surface ectoderm
C. Endoderm
D. Neural crest
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B. Surface ectoderm ✅
19. Ciliary muscle is derived from:
A. Neural ectoderm
B. Mesenchyme
C. Surface ectoderm
D. Endoderm
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B. Mesenchyme ✅
20. Dilator pupillae muscle is derived from:
A. Neural ectoderm
B. Mesenchyme
C. Endoderm
D. Surface ectoderm
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A. Neural ectoderm ✅
21. At birth, AP diameter of eyeball is:
A. 12 mm
B. 16.5 mm
C. 20 mm
D. 22 mm
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B. 16.5 mm ✅
22. Corneal diameter at birth:
A. 8 mm
B. 9 mm
C. 10 mm
D. 11.7 mm
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C. 10 mm ✅
23. Corneal adult size is attained by:
A. 6 months
B. 1 year
C. 2 years
D. 5 years
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C. 2 years ✅
24. Pupil at birth is:
A. Normal size
B. Small, poorly dilating
C. Large
D. Irregular
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B. Small, poorly dilating ✅
25. Macula differentiates completely by:
A. At birth
B. 1 month
C. 4–6 months
D. 1 year
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C. 4–6 months ✅
26. Infantile lens nucleus appears:
A. At birth
B. 2 months
C. 6 months
D. 1 year
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A. At birth ✅
27. Refractive status of newborn:
A. Emmetropic
B. Myopic
C. Hypermetropic (+2 to +3 D)
D. Astigmatic
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C. Hypermetropic (+2 to +3 D) ✅
28. Myelination of optic nerve stops at:
A. Lamina cribrosa
B. Fovea
C. Macula
D. Cornea
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A. Lamina cribrosa ✅
29. Tears are secreted normally after:
A. Birth
B. 1 month
C. 2–3 months
D. 6 months
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C. 2–3 months ✅
30. Orbit of newborn compared to adult is:
A. More divergent (≈50°)
B. Less divergent
C. Equal
D. Vertical
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A. More divergent (≈50°) ✅
