Spherical Errors: Myopia and Hypermetropia
- Previous year questions on Spherical Errors: Myopia and Hypermetropia 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.
- 12 live questions in Spherical Errors: Myopia and Hypermetropia.
- 3 of 12 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Ophthalmology is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 20 Aug 2026.
Q1.Which of the following is used for treatment of myopia:
- ANd: YAG laser
- BExcimer laser✓ Correct answer
- CArgon laser
- DHolmium laser
Q2.The eye in the newborn is:
- AHypermetropic with regular astigmatism
- BHypermetropia✓ Correct answer
- CHypermetropic with irregular astigmatism
- DMyopia
Q3.Which of the following is used for the treatment of Myopia –
- ANd–YAG LASER
- BExcimer Laser✓ Correct answer
- CCarbamazepine
- DSSRI
Q4.A newborn is hypermetropic by
- A+ 2.5 D✓ Correct answer
- B+ 5D
- C+ 10 D
- D+ 1D
Q5.20-year-old male complaints of repeatedly changes in glasses, may result into;
- AKeratoconus✓ Correct answer
- BPathological myopia
- CGlaucoma
- DCataract
Q6.In high myopia which of the following is seen?
- AUveitis
- BChorioretinal degeneration✓ Correct answer
- CPapillitis
- DRetinal. Hemorrhages
Q7.Compared with spectacles, the contact lenses
- AIncrease the field of vision✓ Correct answer
- BMagnify images in hypermetropia
- CMinify images in myopia
- DDo not reduce aniseikonia and optical aberration
Q8.Which of the following is true about degenerative myopia?
- AMore common in males as compared to females
- BMyopic degeneration can lead to retinal detachment✓ Correct answer
- CIt is seen in less than 6 dioptres of myopia.
- DThe condition has no racial prediliction.
Q9.Which is the most common complication of high myopia:
- AGlaucoma
- BCataract
- CHaemorrhage
- DRetinal detachment✓ Correct answer
Q10.Axial myopia is -
- AIncrease in anterio-posterior length of the eyeball✓ Correct answer
- BIncreased curvature of cornea
- CAnterior placement of crystalline lens
- DIncrease in refractive index of crystalline lens
Answer key
Q1: B. Excimer laser; Q2: B. Hypermetropia; Q3: B. Excimer Laser; Q4: A. + 2.5 D; Q5: A. Keratoconus; Q6: B. Chorioretinal degeneration; Q7: A. Increase the field of vision; Q8: B. Myopic degeneration can lead to retinal detachment; Q9: D. Retinal detachment; Q10: A. Increase in anterio-posterior length of the eyeball.
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