NCLE Test Questions with All Correct Answers

NCLE Test Questions with All Correct Answers Name the three cell types found in the epithelium - Answer-Surface, wing and basal Name the layers of the tear film - Answer-Oil or lipid, aqueous or lacrimal and mucin Five layers of the cornea - Answer-Epithelium, bowmans layer, stroma, descemet's membrane, and endothelium Dacryoadenitis - Answer-Inflammation of the lacrimal gland. Dacryocystitis - Answer-Inflammation of the lacrimal sac. Epiphora - Answer-Tears spilling out onto cheeks due to faulty drainage. Blepharitis - Answer-Inflammation of the eyelids, usually with redness, swelling and itching. pterygium - Answer-A triangular fold of growing membrane that may extend over the cornea from the cornea from the sclera. It occurs most frequently in a person exposed to dust, wind, or excessive ultraviolet. "K" readings - Answer-Average value of the corneal curvature over the entire size of the image. Edema is - Answer-Swelling, or fluid retention, of tissue Infiltrates - Answer-Groups of white blood cells in the corneal tissue Keratitis - Answer-Inflammation of the cornea Keratitis sicca - Answer-Inflammation of the cornea due to dryness or exposure Keratoconus - Answer-A cone-shaped deformity of the cornea, due to a thinning of the central cornea Leukoma - Answer-A dense opacity of the cornea Nebula - Answer-A faint opacity of the cornea