| August 2004 | Subscription Information | Volume 30, Number 8 |
| Continuing Medical Education | CME Expiration: February 1, 2005 |
JCRS CME Quiz
Quiz must be completed individually and answers based on personal knowledge gained from reading the selected articles.
Questions developed by Yanina Kostina-O’Neil, MD, and David E. Silverstone, MD, Chairman, ASCRS Continuing Medical Education.
Pediatric cataract surgery in Nepal
Jaya Thakur, MD, Harsha Reddy, M. Edward Wilson, Jr, MD, Govind Paudyal, MD, Rita Gurung, MD, Suman Thapa, MD, Geoffrey Tabin, MD, Sanduk Ruit, MD
1. What type of anesthesia was used in all patients?
a. fentanyl
b. nitrous oxide
c. ketamine
d. propafol
2. What percentage of patients had extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior capsulotomy, anterior vitrectomy, and posterior chamber IOL implantation?
a. 32.0 %
b. 65.2 %
c. 75.0 %
d. 87.0 %
3. What was the mean age at the time of surgery?
a. 6.2 +/- 4.3
b. 7.2 +/- 3.5
c. 6.8 +/- 3.7
d. 7.3 +/- 4.4
Changes in ocular aberrations after instillation of artificial tears in dry-eye patients
Robert Montes-Mico, OD, MPhil, Araceli Caliz, OD, Jorge L. Alio, MD, PhD
4. What was the ocular aberration immediately after instillation of artificial tears?
a. Increased 2 to 3 times
b. Decreased 2 to3 times
c. Unchanged
d. Decreased 3 to 4 times
5. How long was the reduction in ocular aberration maintained after instillation of artificial tears?
a. 3 minutes
b. 5 minutes
c. 10 minutes
d. 15 minutes
6. How many patients were involved in the study?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 25
d. 50
Safety and efficacy of ketorolac tromethamine 0.4% ophthalmic solution in post-photorefractive keratectomy patients
Kerry D. Solomon, MD, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, Michael Raizman, MD, Helga P. Sandoval, MD, Katherine Stern, MS, Amanda VanDenburgh, PhD, for the Ketorolac Reformulation Study Groups 1 and 2
7. Topical nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are able to reduce which of the following symptoms after PRK:
a. pain
b. photophobia
c. postoperative inflammation
d. all the above
8. During the first 12 hours after PRK, what percentage of patients in the ketorolac group had severe to intolerable pain?
a. 41.6%
b. 42.6%
c. 50.0%
d. 65.3%
9. The side effect from topical NSAIDs can be all the following except
a. surface toxicity
b. corneal melts
c. increase of IOP
d. burning on instillation
Effect of silicone intraocular lens with a sharp posterior optic edge on posterior capsule opacification
Wolf Buehl, MD, Rupert Menapace, MD, Stefan Sacu, MD, Katharina Kriechbaum, MD, Christina Koeppl, MD, Matthisa Wirtitsch, MD, Michael Georgopoulos, MD, Oliver Findl, MD
10. According to the study, the sharp-edged IOL group had
a. Significantly less regeneratory and fibrotic PCO
b. Higher incidence of PCO at 6 months
c. Higher incidence of PCO at 1 year
d. Similar incidence of PCO compared with the control group at 1 month, 6 months, and 1 year
11. Which IOL was used in the study?
a. MA-30 acrylic lens
b. MA-60 acrylic lens
c. MT-3 lens
d. ClariFlex OptiEdge IOL
12. The ClariFlex OptiEdge IOL has which one of the following features?
a. Made of silicone
b. Round optic edges
c. Sharp posterior optic edge
d. Sharp anterior optic edge
Glare sensitivity and optical side effects 1 year after photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis
Barbara Neeracher, MD Peter Senn, MD, Isaak Schipper, MD
13. According to the article, the mean UCVA in the PRK group after 1 year was
a. 20/40
b. 20/30
c. 20/32
d. 20/25
14. The mean UCVA in the PRK group after 1 year was
a. better than in the LASIK group
b. worse than in the LASIK group
c. same as the LASIK group
d. same as the BCVA in the LASIK group
15. According to the article,
a. LASIK eyes had haze scores similar to those in PRK eyes.
b. The number of eyes with disturbing halos did not differ between the 2 groups after 1 year.
c. The number of eyes with disturbances in night vision was 50% less in the LASIK group than in the PRK group.
d. The mean BCVA was 20/25 in both groups.