All of the conditions below are associated with keratoconjunctivitis sicca except: | OphthalmologyWeb: The Ultimate Online Resource for Ophthalmologists

a) Vitamin A deficiency
b) Rheumatoid arthritis
c) Diabetes mellitus
d) Lupus erythematosus

Correct Answer: Diabetes mellitus

The steroid that is least likely to cause a posterior subcapsular cataract is:
1. dexamethsone
2. prednisolone
3. loteprednol
4. triamcinolone
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The Malyugin ring is least helpful in which of the following cases:
1. keratoconjuncivitis sicca
2. Bell’s Palsy
3. Neurotrophic keratitis
4. Rheumatoid arthritis
5. Keratoconjuncivitis sicca
6. chronic pilocarpine treatment
7. pseudoexfoliation syndrome
8. intraoperative floppy iris syndrome
9. ectopia lentis
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The following is a photograph after fluorescein staining of a 40 year old patient with complaints of gritty sensation OU for the past several months. All of the following might be expected except:
1. increased tear break-up time
2. decreased tear meniscus
3. 5mm Schirmer test
4. filamentary keratitis
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The following is a slit lamp photograph of a 60 year old woman with complaints of chronic foreign body sensation. Which of the following is the least likely cause of her condition?
1. keratoconjuncivitis sicca
2. Bell’s Palsy
3. Neurotrophic keratitis
4. Rheumatoid arthritis
5. Keratoconjuncivitis sicca
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All of the following are true of Sjögren Syndrome except:
1. hyaline
2. cholesterol
3. calcium
4. amyloid
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Which of the following is not a treatment option for capillary hemangioma
1. observation
2. oral steroids
3. surgical resection
4. intralesional steroid injection
5. silver nitrate solution
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