TQ Course | Emerging Trends in AMD (Orlando 2022) by Optometric Education Consultants | May 20, 2022 | 2022 Orlando, TQ Courses | 0 comments HiddenEmerging Trends in AMDHiddenDate (Hidden) MM slash DD slash YYYY HiddenEvent Date (Hidden) MM slash DD slash YYYY HiddenEvent 60 days past date (Hidden) MM slash DD slash YYYY HiddenEvent Date Difference (Hidden)1. Current commercially available Spectral Domain OCT is capable of obtaining ____ um resolution.* a. .001 b. .03 c. 20.0 d. 3 to 5 2. The earliest ophthalmoscopically detectable feature of AMD is _____.* a. Basal laminar deposits b. Drusen c. Hemorrhage d. Subretinal neovascular membrane (SRNVM) 3. Which of the following procedures is seldom performed on AMD patients?* a. Visual evoked potential (VEP) b. Dilated fundus exam with 60D and/or 90D lens c. Amsler grid d. Fundus photography 4. The traditional, invasive method for the evaluation of new onset choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in AMD patients is ______.* a. fluorescein angiography (FA) b. A-scan ultrasonography c. B-scan ultrasonography d. macular pigment optical density (MPOD) 5. Ophthalmoscopically, soft drusen appear as ______.* a. Small, well defined, and yellow b. Refractile hyaline accumulation c. Large, ill defined, and confluent d. A greenish-gray macular elevation 6. Approximately what percentage of dry (non-exudative) AMD eyes progress to wet (exudative) AMD?* a. 87 % b. 50 % c. 2 % d. 20 % 7. The clinical feature that distinguishes wet AMD from dry AMD is ______.* a. Soft drusen b. Peripapillary atrophy c. Choroidal Neovascular Membrane (CNVM) d. Vision worse that 20/60 8. The "end stage" of dry (non-exudative) AMD is ______.* a. Geographic atrophy b. Confluent drusen c. Disciform fibrovascular scar d. Serous RPE detachment 9. Your patient has ophthalmoscopic evidence of a CNVM. The most important test to perform or order is ______.* a. Complete blood count with differential b. B-scan ultrasonography c. Fluorescein angiography d. Chest X-ray 10. Which technique uses low-coherence interferometry to obtain real-time, crosssectional histology of live tissue (virtual biopsy)?* a. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) b. Direct ophthalmoscopy c. Ultrasonography d. Electroretinography 11. A macular pigment that absorbs harmful blue wavelengths is ______.* a. Lutein b. Vitamin A c. Magnesium d. Lycopene 12. Post-treatment AMD patients are monitored frequently because ______.* a. Medicare reimbursement is generous b. The risk of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is high c. There is a relatively high incidence of continued leakage from CNVM d. The patient is susceptible to malignant melanoma 13. The AREDS 1 study found that in subjects with intermediate AMD, or advanced AMD in one eye (but not the other):* a. Zinc alone lowered risk of advanced AMD by about 25 percent. b. Lutein alone lowered risk of advanced AMD by about 25 percent. c. Antioxidants increased risk of advanced AMD by about 25 percent d. Antioxidants + zinc lowered risk of advanced AMD by about 25 percent. e. Antioxidants + zinc had no effect on the risk of advanced AMD 14. In angiography, the dye that is used as an alternative to fluorescein is:* a. Lissamine Green b. Phenol Red c. Indocyanine Green d. Rose Bengal 15. Which of the following is the main advantage of Photodynamic therapy (PDT) over traditional laser photocoagulation for CNVM?* a. Lower cost for PDT b. More scar tissue formation in PDT c. Less scar tissue formation in PDT d. PDT uses a “hotter” laser 16. Lucentis is used for the treatment of wet (exudative) AMD because of its:* a. angiogenesis inhibitory (or Anti-VEGF) properties b. anti-viral properties c. sedative properties d. hypnotic properties 17. Which of the following is absent in AMD?* a. Depigmentation and hyperplasia of the RPE b. Formation of drusen and contamination of Bruch's membrane c. Accumulation of extracellular deposits beneath the RPE d. Cotton wool spots 18. According to several epidemiologic studies, the age group with the highest prevalence of AMD is:* a. 52-64 years old b. 65-74 years old c. 75 years and older d. 45-51 years old 19. Which of the following procedures is least useful in evaluating AMD patients?* a. A-scan ultrasonography b. Dilated fundus exam with 60D and/or 90D lens c. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) d. Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) 20. There is a significant relationship and similarities between AMD and ______.* a. Cardiovascular disease b. Gastrointestinal disease c. Metastatic cancer d. 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