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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 - Macular Neovascularization (MNV)

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 Macular Neovascularization (MNV). 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 - Multiple sclerosis

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