This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Uveal tract, Subject name: Ophthalmology
Phthisis bulbi means - 
Select and explain. 
A. Developmental hypoplasia of optic cup, B. Final end stage of chronic scleritis, C. Final end stage of chronic uveitis, D. All of the above
C: Final end stage of chronic uveitis
Answer: C: Final end stage of chronic uveitis 
Explanation: Phthisis bulbi: It is the final stage end result ofany form of chronic uveitis. In this condition, ciliary body is disorganised and so aqueous production is hampered. As a result of it the eye becomes soft, shrinks and eventually becomes a small atrophic globe (phthisis bulbi).