What the Doctor Needs to Know in Order to Make a Successful Prescription

Section 10 — Eyes

James Tyler Kent · What the Doctor Needs to Know in Order to Make a Successful Prescription · 34 passages

Describe pain in the eyes as in Section 6.

Discharges as in Section 7.

Sensations as in Section 4.

Is the trouble in one eye or both ?

Which eye ?

Upper or lower lid ?

Inner or outer corner of the eye ?

Under the lid or on the outer side ?

Does one eye or both water ?

When ?

How much ?

Does the water make the eye or checks sore ?

How does reading or sewing affect the eyes ?

Are the eyes weak ?

Does the light of the sun or of a lamp hurt them

or cause them to water ?

At what time are your eyes worse ?

Have you any peculiar feeling about the eyes ? (See Section 4.)

How long have you had the trouble ?

Have you or has any near relative ever had any trouble of the eyes ?

Have you ever used any eye-washes or salves ?

Can you refer the trouble to any cause ?

What appearance has lamp light to you ?

Has lamp light any peculiar circle around it ?

Are you near or far-sighted ?

Any swelling above or below the eyes ?

Any colored rings around the eyes ?

What color ?

Do you wear glasses ?

At what age did you begin to wear glasses ?

In case you do wear glasses, what would be the result if you did not ?

Have you had styes ?

On which lid and how many ?

Have you ever had a blow or other injury to the eyes ?