60 MCQs on Retinal Detachment
1. Which symptom is commonly absent in tractional RD?
- Floaters
- Photopsia
- Visual field loss
- All of the above
Answer: Photopsia
2. Which is NOT a treatment for retinal detachment?
- Pneumatic retinopexy
- Scleral buckling
- Laser trabeculoplasty
- Pars plana vitrectomy
Answer: Laser trabeculoplasty
3. Which of the following is a risk factor specific to rhegmatogenous RD but not tractional RD?
- Diabetes
- Penetrating trauma
- High myopia
- Proliferative retinopathy
Answer: High myopia
4. What shape does the retina take in rhegmatogenous RD?
- Concave
- Flat
- Corrugated
- Irregular
Answer: Corrugated
5. Which symptom is commonly absent in tractional RD?
- Floaters
- Photopsia
- Visual field loss
- All of the above
Answer: Photopsia
6. What shape does the retina take in rhegmatogenous RD?
- Concave
- Flat
- Corrugated
- Irregular
Answer: Corrugated
7. Which is an indication for PPV rather than scleral buckling?
- Lattice degeneration
- Acute PVD
- Dropped nucleus
- Peripheral retinal break
Answer: Dropped nucleus
8. Which systemic disease is a risk factor for RRD?
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Marfan syndrome
- Graves disease
Answer: Marfan syndrome
9. Which is an indication for PPV rather than scleral buckling?
- Lattice degeneration
- Acute PVD
- Dropped nucleus
- Peripheral retinal break
Answer: Dropped nucleus
10. Which is an indication for PPV rather than scleral buckling?
- Lattice degeneration
- Acute PVD
- Dropped nucleus
- Peripheral retinal break
Answer: Dropped nucleus
11. What is the most appropriate surgical management for complex RRD with vitreous hemorrhage?
- Laser photocoagulation
- Pneumatic retinopexy
- Scleral buckling
- Pars plana vitrectomy
Answer: Pars plana vitrectomy
12. What shape does the retina take in rhegmatogenous RD?
- Concave
- Flat
- Corrugated
- Irregular
Answer: Corrugated
13. What is a characteristic finding in long-standing RRD?
- Shifting fluid
- Leopard spots
- Intraretinal cysts
- Retinal mobility
Answer: Intraretinal cysts
14. Which type of RD is characterized by the presence of 'shifting fluid'?
- Rhegmatogenous
- Exudative
- Tractional
- Mixed
Answer: Exudative
15. What is a characteristic finding in long-standing RRD?
- Shifting fluid
- Leopard spots
- Intraretinal cysts
- Retinal mobility
Answer: Intraretinal cysts
16. What type of retinal detachment involves a retinal break?
- Tractional
- Exudative
- Rhegmatogenous
- All of the above
Answer: Rhegmatogenous
17. Which condition is a red flag for possible exudative RD due to malignancy?
- Central serous chorioretinopathy
- Posterior scleritis
- Choroidal melanoma
- Harada disease
Answer: Choroidal melanoma
18. Which is NOT a treatment for retinal detachment?
- Pneumatic retinopexy
- Scleral buckling
- Laser trabeculoplasty
- Pars plana vitrectomy
Answer: Laser trabeculoplasty
19. What are the three coats of the eye?
- Cornea, Iris, Retina
- Sclera, Uvea, Retina
- Lens, Sclera, Retina
- Choroid, Retina, Cornea
Answer: Sclera, Uvea, Retina
20. What describes the characteristic retinal configuration in tractional RD?
- Corrugated
- Convex and mobile
- Concave and immobile
- Flat
Answer: Concave and immobile
21. What is the most common symptom of Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD)?
- Blurred vision
- Pain
- Floaters
- Loss of peripheral vision
Answer: Floaters
22. What is a characteristic finding in long-standing RRD?
- Shifting fluid
- Leopard spots
- Intraretinal cysts
- Retinal mobility
Answer: Intraretinal cysts
23. Which examination method is used for diagnosing RD?
- OCT only
- CT scan
- Indirect ophthalmoscopy
- Angiography
Answer: Indirect ophthalmoscopy
24. Which systemic disease is a risk factor for RRD?
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Marfan syndrome
- Graves disease
Answer: Marfan syndrome
25. What type of retinal detachment involves a retinal break?
- Tractional
- Exudative
- Rhegmatogenous
- All of the above
Answer: Rhegmatogenous
26. Which is NOT a treatment for retinal detachment?
- Pneumatic retinopexy
- Scleral buckling
- Laser trabeculoplasty
- Pars plana vitrectomy
Answer: Laser trabeculoplasty
27. What is the most appropriate surgical management for complex RRD with vitreous hemorrhage?
- Laser photocoagulation
- Pneumatic retinopexy
- Scleral buckling
- Pars plana vitrectomy
Answer: Pars plana vitrectomy
28. What is the most common symptom of Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD)?
- Blurred vision
- Pain
- Floaters
- Loss of peripheral vision
Answer: Floaters
29. What describes the characteristic retinal configuration in tractional RD?
- Corrugated
- Convex and mobile
- Concave and immobile
- Flat
Answer: Concave and immobile
30. Which symptom is commonly absent in tractional RD?
- Floaters
- Photopsia
- Visual field loss
- All of the above
Answer: Photopsia
31. What describes the characteristic retinal configuration in tractional RD?
- Corrugated
- Convex and mobile
- Concave and immobile
- Flat
Answer: Concave and immobile
32. What is the most common symptom of Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD)?
- Blurred vision
- Pain
- Floaters
- Loss of peripheral vision
Answer: Floaters
33. Which condition is a red flag for possible exudative RD due to malignancy?
- Central serous chorioretinopathy
- Posterior scleritis
- Choroidal melanoma
- Harada disease
Answer: Choroidal melanoma
34. What is the most appropriate surgical management for complex RRD with vitreous hemorrhage?
- Laser photocoagulation
- Pneumatic retinopexy
- Scleral buckling
- Pars plana vitrectomy
Answer: Pars plana vitrectomy
35. Which is an indication for PPV rather than scleral buckling?
- Lattice degeneration
- Acute PVD
- Dropped nucleus
- Peripheral retinal break
Answer: Dropped nucleus
36. What are the three coats of the eye?
- Cornea, Iris, Retina
- Sclera, Uvea, Retina
- Lens, Sclera, Retina
- Choroid, Retina, Cornea
Answer: Sclera, Uvea, Retina
37. What type of retinal detachment involves a retinal break?
- Tractional
- Exudative
- Rhegmatogenous
- All of the above
Answer: Rhegmatogenous
38. What type of retinal detachment involves a retinal break?
- Tractional
- Exudative
- Rhegmatogenous
- All of the above
Answer: Rhegmatogenous
39. Which of the following is a risk factor specific to rhegmatogenous RD but not tractional RD?
- Diabetes
- Penetrating trauma
- High myopia
- Proliferative retinopathy
Answer: High myopia
40. Which examination method is used for diagnosing RD?
- OCT only
- CT scan
- Indirect ophthalmoscopy
- Angiography
Answer: Indirect ophthalmoscopy
41. Which type of RD is characterized by the presence of 'shifting fluid'?
- Rhegmatogenous
- Exudative
- Tractional
- Mixed
Answer: Exudative
42. Which examination method is used for diagnosing RD?
- OCT only
- CT scan
- Indirect ophthalmoscopy
- Angiography
Answer: Indirect ophthalmoscopy
43. Which condition is a red flag for possible exudative RD due to malignancy?
- Central serous chorioretinopathy
- Posterior scleritis
- Choroidal melanoma
- Harada disease
Answer: Choroidal melanoma
44. Which symptom is commonly absent in tractional RD?
- Floaters
- Photopsia
- Visual field loss
- All of the above
Answer: Photopsia
45. Which is NOT a treatment for retinal detachment?
- Pneumatic retinopexy
- Scleral buckling
- Laser trabeculoplasty
- Pars plana vitrectomy
Answer: Laser trabeculoplasty
46. Which of the following is a risk factor specific to rhegmatogenous RD but not tractional RD?
- Diabetes
- Penetrating trauma
- High myopia
- Proliferative retinopathy
Answer: High myopia
47. Which type of RD is characterized by the presence of 'shifting fluid'?
- Rhegmatogenous
- Exudative
- Tractional
- Mixed
Answer: Exudative
48. Which type of RD is characterized by the presence of 'shifting fluid'?
- Rhegmatogenous
- Exudative
- Tractional
- Mixed
Answer: Exudative
49. What is a characteristic finding in long-standing RRD?
- Shifting fluid
- Leopard spots
- Intraretinal cysts
- Retinal mobility
Answer: Intraretinal cysts
50. What describes the characteristic retinal configuration in tractional RD?
- Corrugated
- Convex and mobile
- Concave and immobile
- Flat
Answer: Concave and immobile
51. Which systemic disease is a risk factor for RRD?
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Marfan syndrome
- Graves disease
Answer: Marfan syndrome
52. What is the most appropriate surgical management for complex RRD with vitreous hemorrhage?
- Laser photocoagulation
- Pneumatic retinopexy
- Scleral buckling
- Pars plana vitrectomy
Answer: Pars plana vitrectomy
53. Which condition is a red flag for possible exudative RD due to malignancy?
- Central serous chorioretinopathy
- Posterior scleritis
- Choroidal melanoma
- Harada disease
Answer: Choroidal melanoma
54. What are the three coats of the eye?
- Cornea, Iris, Retina
- Sclera, Uvea, Retina
- Lens, Sclera, Retina
- Choroid, Retina, Cornea
Answer: Sclera, Uvea, Retina
55. What is the most common symptom of Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD)?
- Blurred vision
- Pain
- Floaters
- Loss of peripheral vision
Answer: Floaters
56. Which systemic disease is a risk factor for RRD?
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Marfan syndrome
- Graves disease
Answer: Marfan syndrome
57. Which of the following is a risk factor specific to rhegmatogenous RD but not tractional RD?
- Diabetes
- Penetrating trauma
- High myopia
- Proliferative retinopathy
Answer: High myopia
58. What shape does the retina take in rhegmatogenous RD?
- Concave
- Flat
- Corrugated
- Irregular
Answer: Corrugated
59. What are the three coats of the eye?
- Cornea, Iris, Retina
- Sclera, Uvea, Retina
- Lens, Sclera, Retina
- Choroid, Retina, Cornea
Answer: Sclera, Uvea, Retina
60. Which examination method is used for diagnosing RD?
- OCT only
- CT scan
- Indirect ophthalmoscopy
- Angiography
Answer: Indirect ophthalmoscopy
