Retina: practice question

A Ophthalmology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Ophthalmology · Retina

Sample item

What is the first urgent management goal in central retinal artery occlusion?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Immediate stroke-style vascular evaluation

Central retinal artery occlusion causes sudden painless monocular visual loss and warrants urgent assessment for embolic and vascular causes.

Option by option

  • A. Topical antibiotic for a week

    Antibiotics do not treat occlusion.

  • B. Elective cataract surgery

    Cataract surgery is unrelated.

  • C. Immediate stroke-style vascular evaluation (correct)

    Correct: it is an ocular vascular emergency.

  • D. Routine spectacle prescription

    Spectacles do not restore acute arterial perfusion.

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What is the answer to this Ophthalmology question?

The best answer is C, Immediate stroke-style vascular evaluation. Central retinal artery occlusion causes sudden painless monocular visual loss and warrants urgent assessment for embolic and vascular causes.

Why is "Topical antibiotic for a week" not the answer?

Antibiotics do not treat occlusion.

Why is "Elective cataract surgery" not the answer?

Cataract surgery is unrelated.

Why is "Routine spectacle prescription" not the answer?

Spectacles do not restore acute arterial perfusion.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Retina in Ophthalmology. The correct option holds because: Correct: it is an ocular vascular emergency.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Retina?

Group the red eye by what to examine and what the pupil does. Then use the flashcards and the other Ophthalmology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.