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Question Date: 19/02/2024

Question: Which of the following layers of the retina does light first encounter after passing through the lens?

Options:

• Retinal ganglion cell layer
• Optic nerve layer
• Inner plexiform layer
• Photoreceptor layer

Correct Answer: Optic nerve layer

Explaination: The optic nerve layer is the most superficial layer of the retina. The layers of the retina from mostsuperficial to deepest are as follows: optic nerve layer, retinal ganglion cell layer, inner plexiform layer, inner nuclear layer, outer plexiform layer, photoreceptor layer, and retinal pigment epithelium

Reference: ( Bradleys NiCP, 7th edn, Ch. 17, pp. 163179)