Sclera
- Previous year questions on Sclera 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.
- 5 live questions in Sclera.
- Ophthalmology is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.All the following are causes of bluish sclerae in young children, EXCEPT:
- AHallermann-Streiff syndrome
- BEhler Danlos syndrome
- CRoberts syndrome
- DSjogren Larsson syndrome✓ Correct answer
Q2.Thinnest poion of sclera ?
- AAnterior to rectus muscle inseion
- BPosterior to rectus muscle inseion✓ Correct answer
- CPosterior pole
- DLimbus
Q3.The clinical variety of scieritis associated with collagen diseases is:
- ANecrotizing nodular scleritis
- BNon-necrotizing nodular scleritis
- CScleromalacia perforans
- DAll of the above✓ Correct answer
Q4.In scieritis all are true except:
- AScleromalacia perforans are more commonly associated with systemic diseases than posterior scleritis
- BPain is not a prominent feature✓ Correct answer
- CRetinal detachment is a known complication
- DGlaucoma is a known complication
Q5.Sclera, the protective covering of the eye, is thinnest at the following site:
- AApex
- BLimbus
- CIn front of inseion of rectus muscle
- DBehind inseion of rectus muscle✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: D. Sjogren Larsson syndrome; Q2: B. Posterior to rectus muscle inseion; Q3: D. All of the above; Q4: B. Pain is not a prominent feature; Q5: D. Behind inseion of rectus muscle.
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