Eyelid Disorders
- Previous year questions on Eyelid Disorders 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.
- 54 live questions in Eyelid Disorders.
- 6 of 54 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019, 2020.
- Ophthalmology is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.Extra layer of cilia posterior to grey line
- ATylosis
- BMadarosis
- Cdistichiasis✓ Correct answer
- DTrichiasis
Q2.Which of the following muscle in lid is attached to upper margin of superior tarsus?
- ASuperior rectus
- BMuller's muscle✓ Correct answer
- CLevator palpebrae
- DSuperior oblique
Q3.Appropriate treatment for the mild congenital ptosis;
- ALPS Resection✓ Correct answer
- BAntibiotics and hot compression
- CTarsal fracture
- DWedge resection of conjunctiva
Q4.An elderly female presents with recurrent swelling of the upper eyelid. further examination revealed it to be a chalazion. what would be most common histopathological finding?
- ALipogranuloma✓ Correct answer
- Bsuppurative granuloma
- CForeign body granuloma
- DXanthogranuloma
Q5.Entropion is
- AInversion of eyelid✓ Correct answer
- BInversion of eyelashes
- CEversion of eyelid
- DEversion of eyelashes
Q6.Patient presented with itching. What is the diagnosis?
- ATrichiasis
- BBlepharitis✓ Correct answer
- CEctropion
- DAtopic dermatitis
Q7.Pale waxy umbilicated swelling on the lid is
- AChalazion
- BMolluscum contagiosum✓ Correct answer
- CExternal hordeolum
- DInternal hordeolum
Q8.Chronic granulomatous inflammation in upper lid (painless swelling);
- AInternal Hordeolum
- BExternal hordeolum
- CChalazion✓ Correct answer
- DTrachoma
Q9.A patient with this condition , presents with retraction of eye lid on chewing. This represents
- AAbducent palsy
- BThird nerve misdirection syndrome
- CMarcus gunn Jaw winking syndrome✓ Correct answer
- DOculomotor palsy
Q10.Not true about Epiblepharon is:
- ASeen in Hypertelorism
- BCongenital epicanthus
- CTrauma to epicanthus can cause✓ Correct answer
- DFold of skin and conjunctiva turned inwards
Answer key
Q1: C. distichiasis; Q2: B. Muller's muscle; Q3: A. LPS Resection; Q4: A. Lipogranuloma; Q5: A. Inversion of eyelid; Q6: B. Blepharitis; Q7: B. Molluscum contagiosum; Q8: C. Chalazion; Q9: C. Marcus gunn Jaw winking syndrome; Q10: C. Trauma to epicanthus can cause.
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