The steroid that is least likely to cause a posterior subcapsular cataract is:

Posted: July 14, 2010

a) dexamethsone
b) prednisolone
c) loteprednol
d) triamcinolone

Correct Answer: loteprednol

Loteprednol is an ester steroid with minimal to no cataractogenous properties. The other steroids are ketone steroids, which have more potential to cause a cataract.

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
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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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Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for suprachoroidal hemorrhage?
1. Previous lasik surgery
2. Preoperative high intraocular pressure
3. Aphakia
4. Previous vitreous surgery
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The steroid that is least likely to cause a posterior subcapsular cataract is:

Correct Answer: loteprednol

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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

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:

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for suprachoroidal hemorrhage?

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