FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Wound healing phases. Answer: Hemostasis
Inflammatory (2-6) days
Proliferation (granulation or epithelization)
Maturation
⩥ Skin tears: Cat 1. Answer: Skin tear w/o tissue loss
1 ) Linear - epidermis and dermis pulled apart
2) Flap - Epidermis flap covers the dermis
⩥ Skin Tears: Cat 2. Answer: Skin tears w/ partial tissue loss
⩥ Skin Tears: Cat 3. Answer: Skin Tears w/ Complete Loss
⩥ Drusen. Answer: small clusters of yellow debris beneath the retina
⩥ 2 Types of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Answer: Dry -
atrophic and nonexudative
Wet - Neurovascular & Exudative
, ⩥ Risk Factors of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Answer:
Smoking, increased age, ethnicity, genetic factors
- AMD is most common cause of visual loss in > 60
⩥ Sign of Dry Type Age-Macular Degeneration. Answer: Drusen can be
seen beneath the retina / Atrophy of the retinal pigmentation epithelium
⩥ Signs of Wet-Type Age-Macular Degeneration. Answer: Sub-Retinal
Fluid, Pigment Ring
Hazy or blind spots in central vision,
⩥ Cataracts. Answer: Caused by gradual degradation of the optical
quality of the crystalline lens
⩥ 2 main forms of glaucoma. Answer: Open-Angle - progresses slowly
Angle-Closure - occurs suddenly, 48 to 72 hour vision loss
⩥ Top cause of blindness worldwide. Answer: Open-Angle Glaucoma
⩥ Common risk for cataracts ?. Answer: Prolonged use of anti-
inflammatory