History Taking
Dr. Amani Badawi
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology Amani Badawi
History
Outline for History Taking
- Personal Details: Name, Address, Age, Occupation
- History of Present Complaint
- General Health and Medications: DM, HTN, Endo, CNS, Rheumatoid, Hypothyroid
- Past Ophthalmic Medical and Surgical History
- Family History
Good History Must Include
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Ocular Symptoms: Time of onset, eye affected, associated non-ocular symptoms.
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Past Ocular History: Poor vision in one eye since birth, recurrence of previous disease, particularly inflammatory.
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Past Medical History: Hypertension, diabetes, systemic inflammatory disease.
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Ocular Operation History
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Drug History: Some drugs like chloroquine may be toxic to the eye.
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Family History: Inherited ocular diseases like retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma.
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Trauma History
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Allergies