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THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS DUKE ELDER PRIZE EXAMINATION 2009 INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES Duke Elder Prize Examination May 2009 !!!!!!Please read the following information carefully!!!!!! This examination is intended for medical students who have completed their ophthalmology undergraduate teaching, but it is open to all medical undergraduates provided they have not graduated at the time of the examination. Students may take the examination on more than one occasion provided they have not yet graduated and have not previously won the prize. All candidates will be given a PASS or FAIL mark, a percentage score and a rank. Candidates will be charged a cheque deposit of £15. If you attend this examination your deposit will be returned to you. (Cheques should be made payable to “The Royal College of Ophthalmologists”). The 1 ½ hour examination will be held on Wednesday 6th May 2009 at 2.30pm. Candidates should liaise with the Medical School organiser if they wish to sit this examination. The College will only accept candidates that liaise with their medical school. We will not accept individual applications. Candidates must ensure that they have given their name prior to the closing date of 11th March 2009. This date is one week prior to the deadline by which the Medical School organiser will be sending the names to the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. No candidate will be accepted after 11th March 2009. If you have any further queries please contact the: Examinations Department Royal College of Ophthalmologists 17 Cornwall terrace London NW1 4QW Email: [email protected] 2 Duke Elder Prize Examination May 2009 THE DUKE-ELDER UNDERGRADUATE PRIZE IN OPHTHALMOLOGY An undergraduate prize examination will be sponsored again this year on a national basis by The Royal College of Ophthalmologists. This examination is intended for medical students who have completed their ophthalmology undergraduate teaching, but it is open to all medical undergraduates provided they have not graduated at the time of the examination. Students may sit the examination on more than one occasion provided they have not yet graduated and have not previously won the prize. There will be a cash prize of £400 for the candidate gaining the highest mark. If there is more than one candidate gaining the highest mark this amount will be split respectively. There is no second prize. The examination consists of an extended matching question paper of 20 questions with 3 stems to each question. Candidates will have to pick their answer from a list of options. Marking is on the basis of +1 for a correct answer, 0 for an incorrect answer, and 0 marks for no answer or "don't know”. The previous system of marking -0.5 for an incorrect answer no longer applies. The standard is high and candidates should anticipate a stiffer examination than encountered in the undergraduate class. Questions are mostly based on clinical ophthalmology but other areas covered include ocular physiology, anatomy and pathology as well as genetics of eye conditions and socioeconomic medicine relevant to ophthalmology e.g. blind registration or world blindness. In the clinical questions all the sub-speciality areas within ophthalmology are covered including: Cornea and external eye disease Cataract Glaucoma Medical retina and vitreo-retinal surgery Strabismus and paediatric ophthalmology Neuro-ophthalmology Ocular adnexal and orbital disease Refractive errors and optics 3 Duke Elder Prize Examination May 2009 Extended matching questions are multiple choice items organised into sets that use one list of items in the set. The extended matching set includes four components: 1. 2. 3. 4. A theme An option list A lead in statement Three item stems Example Questions 1. Options –Theme/ Topic A. Acute angle closure glaucoma B. Age-related macular degeneration C. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy D. Cataract E. Central retinal artery occlusion F. Optic neurtis G. Papiloedema H. Retinal detachment I. Retinal vein occlusion J. Vitreous haemorrhage Lead in: For each patient with loss of vision select the most likely diagnosis. Stems: 1. An 80- year old Caucasian woman complains of recent problems with reading vision, specifically words appearing distorted and blank patches being present. Ans B 2. A 32- year old female patient experiencing weakness and numbness in her left arm gives a three day history of increasing loss of vision in her right eye and pain on moving the eye Ans F 3. A 54-year-old man complains of headaches that are made worse by coughing. They appear to be increasing in frequency. He admits to occasionally losing vision but only for a few seconds at a time. His visual acuities are normal. Ans G 4 Duke Elder Prize Examination May 2009 2. Options A. Bitemporal hemainopia B. Fifth cranial nerve palsy C. Fourth cranial nerve palsy D. Homonymous hemianopia E. Miosed pupil F. Optic atrophy G. Relative afferent papillary H. Seventh cranial nerve palsy I. Sixth cranial nerve palsy J. Third cranial nerve palsy Lead in: Select the most appropriate option that would fit with the clinical scenario. Stems: 1. A 68-year-old hypertensive man with poorly controlled diabetes (Type 2) presents with sudden onset horizontal diplopia. Ans H 2. A fit 48-year-old woman complains of a very severe headache and droopy left upper lid she gets double vision when she lifts up her eyelid. Ans J 3. An 82-year-old hypertensive woman collapses at home. In casualty she is found to have a right hemiparesis, an up-going planter reflex and is dysphasic. Ans D 5 Duke Elder Prize Examination May 2009 3. Options A. Aciclovir ointment B. Antibiotic drops C. Beta-blocker drops D. Corticosteroids drops E. Intravenous antibiotic F. Oral acetazolamide G. Oral acyclovir H. Oral corticosteroids I. Oral cyclosporin J. Prostaglandin drops Lead in: Select the most appropriate therapy for the clinical scenario. Stems: 1. A 55-year-old man has intra-ocular pressures of 32mmHg in each eye. His optic discs are pathologically cupped. He is using a salbutamol inhaler for his asthma. Ans J 2. A 73-year-old woman develops a painful rash on the right side of her forehead. Her right eye is closed because of associated lid oedema. She feels generally unwell. Ans G A 32-year-old gardener develops a red eye with a purulent discharge. After two days it spreads to the other eye. His young daughter has a similar problem. Ans B 6 Duke Elder Prize Examination May 2009 4. Options A. Amblyopia B. Astigmatism C. Congenital cataract D. Congenital glaucoma E. Hypermetropia F. Myopia G. Optic disc hypoplasia H. Optic neuritis I. Retinoblastoma J. Retinopathy of prematurity Lead in: What is the most likely cause of the poor vision? Stems: 1. A six-week-old baby is noted to have wobbly eyes and poor vision. On examination neither eye has a red reflex. There is a family history of eye disease. Ans C 2. A ten-year-old boy with past history of squint surgery is found to have poor vision in his left eye that cannot be improved with glasses. Ans A 3. A three-year-old girl is found to have reduced vision in both eyes. Her vision improves with glasses with convex lenses. Ans E 7 Duke Elder Prize Examination May 2009 5. Options A. Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy B. Background diabetic retinopathy C. Cataract D. Central retinal artery occlusion E. Diabetic maculopathy F. Neovascular glaucoma G. Optic neuritis H. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy I. Retinal detachment J. Vitreous haemorrhage Lead in: Select the most appropriate option that would fit with the clinical scenario. Stems: 1. A 46-year-old diabetic (Type 1) of 25 years duration and incipient renal failure presents with red, painful, blind right eye. Ans F 2. A 42-year-old diabetic (Type 1) male complains of a sudden onset of floaters in his right eye. They gradually settle after one month. Ans J 3. A 46-year-old woman with Type 1 Diabetes has noticed gradually deteriorating vision in both eyes for 12 months. She is also troubled by glare, when driving her car at night. Ans C 8 Duke Elder Prize Examination May 2009 Name: Dr J Bloggs Number: 12345 THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS DUKE ELDER PRIZE EXAMINATION MAY 2009 Instructions to candidates taking Extended Matching Question papers 1) CANDIDATES MUST USE THE PENCIL PROVIDED ON THE DESK TO COMPLETE EMQ ANSWER SHEETS. BIROS AND PENS MUST NOT BE USED. 2) Candidates must PRINT their names on the EMQ Answer Sheet and fill in the box headed Candidate Number. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Last Name Other Names Examination Bloggs Joe Duke Elder Prize 1 2 3 4 5 Candidate Number =1= =2= =3= =4= =5= =1= =2= =3= =4= =5= =1= =2= =3= =4= =5= =1= =2= =3= =4= =5= =1= =2= =3= =4= =5= 3) Candidates must decide which item is correct and mark the Answer Sheet BOLDLY with the pencil provided by filling in the appropriate response for each item. e.g. If you think the answer to question 1 is E then complete the mark sheet as follows: 1. =A= =B= =C= =D= =E= =F= =G= =H= =I= =J= ONLY ONE BOX SHOULD BE FILLED IN FOR EACH ITEM. 4) CANDIDATES SHOULD MARK THEIR ANSWERS CLEARLY. 5) THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM OF MARKING WILL APPLY: 1 CORRECT 0 INCORRECT 0 DON’T KNOW If an answer is left blank it will be read as a Don’t Know. 6) Candidates may change their selection by erasing them completely with the rubber provided and may then make an alternative selection. 7) Candidates are advised to go right through the paper, answering what questions they can, and then return to the other questions. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE ENOUGH TIME TO TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET. 8) CANDIDATES SHOULD REMAIN IN THEIR PLACES AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION until their Question Papers, Answer Sheets, pencils and rubbers have been collected by an Invigilator. EMQ PAPERS, CANDIDATE NAME CARDS, TIMETABLES AND INSTRUCTIONS ON THE COMPLETION OF EMQ PAPERS MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE EXAMINATION HALL. IF ANY OF THESE GO MISSING, THE CANDIDATE CAN BE IDENTIFIED AND THE MATTER WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COLLEGE COUNCIL. TIME ALLOWED FOR EACH EXAMINATION: 1½ HOURS 9