Advanced Cataract/IOL
Ophthalmology Quiz by Dany Najjar, MD

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1) Which is true concerning the refractive index of different types of IOL?
2) Six weeks after ECCE you find the following refraction on your patient: +2.50 - 7.00 x 75. Which clock hour suture would you cut out?
3) Characterisitics of silicone IOLs include all of the following EXCEPT:
4) Intraoperative signs of expulsive hemorrhage include:
5) Safe parameters for initial anterior vitrectomy in the event of vitreous loss :
6) Balanced salt solution plus (BSS+) has all the following constituents of aqueous EXCEPT:
7) Recent studies have shown lower rate of posterior capsule opacification after cataract surgery with which type/design of IOL?
8) The first most common sign of intraoperative posterior capsule rupture is:
9) Characteristics of the Phaco-Chop technique include:
10) Preop, you perform IOL calculation on your cataract patient and find that the IOL power needed for emmetropia is +18. However, the patient desires to be corrected for near and you are planning to achieve a refraction of –2.00 myopia. Which IOL power best gives the desired result?