OPHTHALMOLOGY COA- HISTORY
TAKING
What ocular disease is important to note in the family history of African
Americans? - correct answer glaucoma
What elements are important in social history taking? - correct answer smoking,
alcohol and drug use
What information is obtained from a patient with a headache as the chief
complaint? - correct answer family history, onset and duration, location (which
area of the head), severity, associated symptoms, what brings relief
What medications are used as topical anesthetics? - correct answer proparacaine
or tetracaine
What is the color of bottle caps of mydriatic agents? - correct answer red
The important screening process used in emergencies to determine a patient's
ocular needs is called a ____________. - correct answer Triage
What is the most common reason for blurred vision? - correct answer a refractive
error, which is a non-pathological deficiency in the eye's optical system.
What is the term for the reason of the patient's visit? - correct answer chief
complaint
Presbyopia - correct answer a gradual decrease in accommodation due to a
physiological changed that becomes noticeable about the age of 40.
