All of the following drugs are FDA approved for the treatment of minimally classic subfoveal CNV in patients with neovascular AMD with evidence of recent disease progression (loss of vision, growth of CNV on FA, new macular hemorrhage) except for which one?

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Pegaptanib sodium (Macugen)
Verteporfin (Visudyne PDT)
Ranibizumab (Lucentis)
None of the above
All of the above

Correct Answer: Verteporfin (Visudyne PDT)

Although typically reimbursed for the described diagnosis, verteporfin is FDA approved in fact only for the treatment of subfoveal CNV predominantly classic due to neovascular AMD.

All of the conditions below are associated with keratoconjunctivitis sicca except:
1. Vitamin A deficiency
2. Rheumatoid arthritis
3. Diabetes mellitus
4. Lupus erythematosus
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A 45 y.o. female comes to the office with a chief complaint of tearing ou and foreign body sensation. Of note are small superficial punctate epitheliopathy diffusely over the central cornea. Her tear film is scanty ou. One would expect her Schirmer’s test
1. >15mm with anesthetic
2. < 10mm="" with="" />
3. >20mm without anesthetic
4. <5mm without="">
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The glaucoma medications associated with decreased conjunctival goblet cell density are:
1. Prostaglandin analogs
2. Selective beta blockers
3. Non-selective beta blockers
4. Alpha agonists
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Causes of aqueous tear deficiency include all of the following except:
1. Riley-Day Syndrome
2. Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
3. Shy-Drager Syndrome
4. Fraser Syndrome
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The correct order for the layers of the upper eyelid from anterior to posterior is:
1. skin, orbicularis, levator aponeurosis, septum, mullers muscle, fat, conjunctiva
2. skin, septum, orbicularis, levator aponeurosis, mullers muscle, conjunctiva, fat
3. skin, fat, orbicularis, septum, levator aponeurosis, mullers muscle, conjunctiva
4. skin, orbicularis, septum, fat, levator aponeurosis, mullers
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All of the following drugs are FDA approved for the treatment of minimally classic subfoveal CNV in patients with neovascular AMD with evidence of recent disease progression (loss of vision, growth of CNV on FA, new macular hemorrhage) except for which one?

Correct Answer: Verteporfin (Visudyne PDT)

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All of the conditions below are associated with keratoconjunctivitis sicca except:

A 45 y.o. female comes to the office with a chief complaint of tearing ou and foreign body sensation. Of note are small superficial punctate epitheliopathy diffusely over the central cornea. Her tear film is scanty ou. One would expect her Schirmer’s test

The glaucoma medications associated with decreased conjunctival goblet cell density are:

Causes of aqueous tear deficiency include all of the following except:

The correct order for the layers of the upper eyelid from anterior to posterior is:

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