ANATOMY BSC2346 A & P 1 - Rasmussen College

ANATOMY BSC2346 A & P 1 - Rasmussen College relatively healthy 42-year-old female with well-managed diabetes. She reports occasional alcohol intake, smokes cigarettes only when drinking, and exercises 3-4 times a week. She has a history of mild myopia, which she has corrected with glasses and contacts since she was 14 years old. Kari has been having trouble seeing at night. It has been gradually getting worse and she was tripped on a rug and bumped into a few walls within the last week. She has also noticed that small text seems blurrier than usual. Kari always makes sure to schedule annual visits to her eye doctor. Luckily, it’s almost time for this year’s check-up because she thinks she might need a new prescription for her glasses and contacts. Kari’s mild myopia means: Light is focused behind her retina. She has trouble focusing on objects close to her face. She has trouble seeing objects at a distance. Light is focused on the fovea centralis. Of the limited history you are given, which item could NOT be related to the vision issues she is experiencing? Exercising 3-4 times a week Diabetes Alcohol intake Smoking tobacco Myopia becomes more prevalent as one ages. True False Kari has two grandparents who had glaucoma in their lifetime. Do any of Kari’s symptoms support a diagnosis of glaucoma? If so, which one(s)? The only symptom that could support a diagnosis of glaucoma would be her blurry vision, although the complaint is only with small text, opposed the general blurry or hazed vision typically associated with glaucoma. What are the Symptoms of Glaucoma? (n.d.). Retrieved from Kari’s ophthalmologist measures her intraocular pressure and finds that it is normal. With this information, which of the following diagnoses can be ruled out? Glaucoma Hyperopia Myopia