Lacrimal Apparatus and Ocular Glands
- Previous year questions on Lacrimal Apparatus and Ocular Glands 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 Lacrimal Apparatus and Ocular Glands.
- 1 of 36 questions carries a verified exam year: 2018.
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- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.Direction of the nasolacrimal duct is
- ADownwards, backwards and medially
- BDownwards, backwards and laterally✓ Correct answer
- CDownwards, forwards and medially
- DDownwards, forwards and laterally
Q2.In dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR), Lacrimal sac opens into:
- AInferior meatus
- BMiddle meatus✓ Correct answer
- CSupreme meatus
- DSuperior meatus
Q3.Which of the following is treatment for chronic dacryocystitis?
- ADacryocystorhinostomy✓ Correct answer
- BDacryocystectomy
- CMassaging
- DSyringing
Q4.Phenol red thread test is used for dry eye:
- AIn the test, volume of tears is measured as it changes color on contact with tears✓ Correct answer
- BIf the color changes to blue, it depicts surface mucin deficiency
- CRequires pH meter for reading the result
- DRequires topical anesthetic agent
Q5.Schirmer test is used for testing function of which of the following cranial nerve?
- AV
- BVII✓ Correct answer
- CIX
- DX
Q6.Tear film is absent in
- AHerpes keratitis
- BKeratoconjunctivitis sicca✓ Correct answer
- CDacryoadenitis
- DAcute conjunctivitis
Q7.MC ocular manifestation of mumps is
- ADacryoadenitis✓ Correct answer
- BChorioretinitis
- CAnterior uveitis
- DMemb. conjunctivitis
Q8.In the nasolacrimal duct, valve of Hasner is present at its:
- AUpper end
- BLower end✓ Correct answer
- CMiddle
- DNone of the above
Q9.Optimum age for performing dacryocystorhinostomy operation in a child with congenital dacryocystitis is:
- A2 years
- B4 years✓ Correct answer
- C6 years
- D8 years
Q10.Which of the following is not true regarding schirmer test:-
- AMeasures combined basal and reflex tear secretion
- BRelatively specific, but poorly sensitive
- CEyes closed/blink normally for 5 minutes
- DUseful in non co-operative adults and children✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: B. Downwards, backwards and laterally; Q2: B. Middle meatus; Q3: A. Dacryocystorhinostomy; Q4: A. In the test, volume of tears is measured as it changes color on contact with tears; Q5: B. VII; Q6: B. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Q7: A. Dacryoadenitis; Q8: B. Lower end; Q9: B. 4 years; Q10: D. Useful in non co-operative adults and children.
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