Community Eye Health and Blindness Control
- Previous year questions on Community Eye Health and Blindness Control for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Ophthalmology section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 36 live questions in Community Eye Health and Blindness Control.
- 2 of 36 questions carry a verified exam year: 2019.
- Ophthalmology is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.Blindness as defined by WHO is the visual acuity of less than
- A6/18
- B6/24
- C6/60
- D3/60✓ Correct answer
Q2.Assessment and aiding for development of funds for the National Blindness Control Programme is done by
- AWHO
- BUNICEF
- CDANIDA
- DWorld Bank✓ Correct answer
Q3.Under the WHO 'Vision 2020' programme, the `SAFE' strategy is adopted for which of the following diseases -
- ATrachoma✓ Correct answer
- BGlaucoma
- CDiabetic retinopathy
- DOnchocerciasis
Q4.A person comes with right eye 6/60 and left eye 3/60. He shall be categorized into which type of blindness.
- AManifest
- BSocial
- CEconomical✓ Correct answer
- DNo blindness
Q5.Which among the following is the Most common cause for neonatal blindness?
- ANeisseria gonorrhoeae✓ Correct answer
- BChlamydia trachomatis
- CKlebsiella
- DEnterobacter
Q6.A person is not able to count fingers from a distance of 6 meters. He shall be categorized into which type of blindness?
- AManifest
- BSocial
- CEconomical✓ Correct answer
- DNo blindness
Q7.All of the following are causes of congenital blindness Except
- AToxoplasmosis
- BCongenital rubella
- CVitamin A deficiency✓ Correct answer
- DCataract
Q8.Visual acuity used as cut off for school screening program is
- A6/12
- B6/9✓ Correct answer
- C6/6
- D6/18
Q9.Number of vision centers under vision 2020, a national program for control of blindness are -
- A20
- B200
- C2000
- D20000✓ Correct answer
Q10.SAFE strategy is recommended for?
- AGlaucoma
- BCataract
- CTrachoma✓ Correct answer
- DDiabetic retinopathy
Answer key
Q1: D. 3/60; Q2: D. World Bank; Q3: A. Trachoma; Q4: C. Economical; Q5: A. Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Q6: C. Economical; Q7: C. Vitamin A deficiency; Q8: B. 6/9; Q9: D. 20000; Q10: C. Trachoma.
Other topics in Ophthalmology
- Ocular Anatomy and Development
- Basic Optics and the Physiology of Vision
- Spherical Errors: Myopia and Hypermetropia
- Astigmatism and Accommodation Disorders
- Conjunctiva
- Sclera
- Corneal Fundamentals and Infectious Keratitis
- Non-infectious Corneal Disease
- Retinal Vascular Disease and Retinal Detachment
- Macular Disease, Retinal Dystrophies and Vitreous Disorders
- Lens: Cataract Types and Clinical Features
- Lens: Cataract Surgery, Complications and IOLs
- Glaucoma
- Uveitis: Anterior and Intermediate
- Uveitis: Posterior and Panuveitis
- Eyelid Disorders
- Lacrimal Apparatus and Ocular Glands
- Orbital Anatomy and Ocular Trauma
- Orbital Disease
- Strabismus: Symptomatology and Evaluation
- Strabismus: Types and Management
- Visual Pathway Lesions and Pupillary Reflexes
- Optic Nerve Disease and Gaze Palsies
- Ocular Tumours
- Clinical Methods in Ophthalmology
- Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease
- Ophthalmic Instruments and Their Uses