1. Aqueous humor is formed by?

a. ciliary processes
b. ciliary body
c. Epithelium
d. Trabecular meshwork
Answer D (AAO Glaucoma 2014-2015 p.14)

2. Aqueous humor formation occurs by all means EXCEPT ?

a. Ultrafiltration
b. passive diffusion
c. active secretion
d. de nove synthesis
Answer D (AAO Glaucoma 2014-2015 p.14)

3. which are an important component of the blood aqueous barrier?

a. Outer pigmented and the inner nonpigmented layers of epithelium
b. Ciliary muscles
c. Bruchs membrane
d. All of the above

Answer A (AAO Glaucoma 2014-2015 p.13)

4. All of the following components of aqueous humor, except ?

a. Glbumin
b. Growth factors
c. Protein
d. Collagen

Answer D (AAO Glaucoma 2014-2015 p.14)

5. The average number produced akuous humuor is ?

a. 1.0-2.5 flL/min
b. 2.0-2.5 flL/min
c. 2.0-2.7 flL/min
d. 2.0-2.9 flL/min
Answer B (AAO Glaucoma 2014-2015 p.15)

6. The most common method used to measure the rate of aqueous formation is
a. Gonioscopy
b. Fluorophotometry
c. Tonometry
d. None

Answer B (AAO Glaucoma 2014-2015 p.16)

7. The rate of aqueous formation is affected by a variety of factors, except?

a. Integrity of the blood-aqueous barrier
b. Blood flow to the ciliary body
c. Neurohumoral regulation of vascular tissue and the ciliary epithelium
d. Pressure dependent outflow

Answer D (AAO Glaucoma 2014-2015 p.16)

8. Outflow facility factors decreases affected by

a. Age
b. Surgery
c. Trauma
d. All of the above

Answer D (AAO Glaucoma 2014-2015 p.16)

9. All of the following three layers of trabecular meshwork, except?

a. Uveal
b. Corneoscleral
c. Juxtacanalicular
d. Pars plicata

Answer D (AAO Glaucoma 2014-2015 p.17)

10. Higher lOP is associated with wider fluctuation in pressure, and a diurnal
fluctuation of greater than?
a. 12 mmHg
b. 15 mmHg
 c. 10 mmHg
d. 14 mmHg

Answer C (AAO 2014-2015 10- Glaucoma) pg 22