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Dear Students, Postgraduate medical entrance preparation is undoubtedly one of the most challenging phases in the life of a medico. There are over nineteen subjects to be covered, time is limited and the competition is tremendous. A PG seat in a subject and institution of choice is a dream for every MBBS graduate. But trust me; this dream can become a reality for you. What you need is organized preparation in the right direction; motivation to keep up the grueling task and most importantly, the belief that you will succeed. Ophthalmology has always been a very scoring subject in entrance examinations. Over the past 4-5 years, the trend of questions in Ophthalmology has changed tremendously. The reason is that Ophthalmology is a rapidly evolving subject with new developments taking place at a very fast pace. Thus, diagnostic and treatment modalities keep changing too. Keeping all this in mind, I have made an attempt to write this book. It is primarily intended for students preparing for PG medical entrance examinations. But it can be useful for MBBS students for a quick revision before their examination. It can also be used by Ophthalmology residents and practitioners as a ready reference. In this book, I have attempted to include the theoretical discussions relevant for entrance examinations, with special emphasis on recent trends after referencing from stand- ard textbooks like Clinical Ophthalmology: Kanski, Ophthalmology: Yanoff and Duker and Comprehensive Ophthalmology: A K Khurana. I have also provided MCQs from important examinations like AIIMS, PGI, COMEDK, State PG entrances, DNB. I have carefully chosen the representative questions from each topic so that after going through this book, the students should be able to answer not only the repeat questions but also any new questions that may be asked. One common mistake that students make in this regard is trying to go through all ques- tions of a particular subject that have been asked in the past 15-20 years. But many of these questions have actually no relevance today because that particular diagnostic or treatment modality may have changed. So those questions will never be asked again. Memorizing these only adds to the confusion and leads to waste of time. With this in mind, I have prepared a con- cise collection of representative questions mainly from recent examinations. I have also added a picture quiz as there is a rising trend of questions based on photographs. However, despite my best efforts there may be some inadvertent errors which I sincerely regret. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. Best of luck for your exams and for life! Sudha Seetharam

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