NU 216 Adult health one (NU 216 Adult health one)

Unit 1 Visual • Eye accommodation – pupils will constrict when moving an object towards the nose • Light – pupils constrict • Dark – pupils dilate • Cataract development o Cataract = opacity within the lens o Risk factors ▪ Age (senile cataracts) ▪ Blunt or penetrating trauma ▪ Maternal rubella ▪ Radiation or ultraviolet light exposure ▪ Ocular inflammation ▪ Medications – corticosteroids ▪ Medical history – Diabetes o Clinical manifestations ▪ D...

Unit 1 Visual  Eye accommodation – pupils will constrict when moving an object towards the nose  Light – pupils constrict  Dark – pupils dilate  Cataract development o Cataract = opacity within the lens o Risk factors  Age (senile cataracts)  Blunt or penetrating trauma  Maternal rubella ...

Unit 1 Visual  Eye accommodation – pupils will constrict when moving an object towards the nose  Light – pupils constrict  Dark – pupils dilate  Cataract development o Cataract = opacity within the lens o Risk factors  Age (senile cataracts)  Blunt or penetrating trauma  Maternal rubella  Radiation or ultraviolet light exposure  Ocular inflammation  Medications – corticosteroids  Medical history – Diabetes o Clinical manifestations  Decrease in visio...

NU 216 Adult health one

Unit 1 Visual  Eye accommodation – pupils will constrict when moving an object towards the nose  Light – pupils constrict  Dark – pupils dilate  Cataract development o Cataract = opacity within the lens o Risk factors  Age (senile cataracts)  Blunt or penetrating trauma  Maternal rubella  Radiation or ultraviolet light exposure  Ocular inflammation  Medications – corticosteroids  Medical history – Diabetes o Clinical manifestations  D...