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.
Visual Pathway
01. Visual pathway begins from:
A. Retina
B. Cornea
C. Lens
D. Iris
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A. Retina ✅ Explanation: Retina perceives light and starts the pathway.
02. The optic nerve exits at:
A. Fovea
B. Optic disc
C. Macula
D. Equator
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B. Optic disc ✅ Explanation: Optic nerve originates at optic disc.
03. The visual pathway ends in:
A. Midbrain
B. Lateral geniculate body
C. Occipital cortex
D. Thalamus
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C. Occipital cortex ✅ Explanation: Final perception occurs at occipital cortex.
04. Crossing of nasal retinal fibres occurs at:
A. Optic tract
B. Optic chiasma
C. Lateral geniculate body
D. Superior colliculus
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B. Optic chiasma ✅ Explanation: Nasal fibres cross at chiasma; temporal fibres remain uncrossed.
Orbit & Extraocular Structures
05. The eyeball is lodged in:
A. Sphenoid sinus
B. Orbit
C. Ethmoid sinus
D. Frontal sinus
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B. Orbit ✅ Explanation: Eye sits in orbital cavity.
06. Shape of orbit:
A. Cuboidal
B. Quadrilateral pyramid
C. Cylindrical
D. Cone-shaped
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B. Quadrilateral pyramid ✅ Explanation: Orbit is quadrilateral pyramid with base anterior, apex posterior.
07. Number of extraocular muscles:
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
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C. 6 ✅ Explanation: 6 extraocular muscles: 4 recti + 2 obliques.
08. Eye appendages include:
A. Eyelids, conjunctiva, lacrimal apparatus
B. Retina, sclera, cornea
C. Ciliary body, iris, choroid
D. Lens, vitreous, retina
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A. Eyelids, conjunctiva, lacrimal apparatus ✅ Explanation: Appendages protect and support eyeball.
09. Main artery of the eye:
A. External carotid
B. Internal carotid → ophthalmic artery
C. Middle cerebral artery
D. Vertebral artery
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B. Internal carotid → ophthalmic artery ✅ Explanation: Ophthalmic artery (branch of ICA) supplies eye.
10. Central retinal artery supplies:
A. Lens
B. Retina
C. Choroid
D. Sclera
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B. Retina ✅ Explanation: CRA supplies inner retina.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. Refractive status of newborn is:
A. Myopia
B. Hypermetropia (+2 to +3D)
C. Astigmatis
D. Emmetropia
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B. Hypermetropia (+2 to +3D) ✅ Explanation: Newborns usually hypermetropic.
29. 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.
30. 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.
Eyeball Anatomy (180 MCQs)
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