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 ?