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
https://www.glaucoma.org/gleams/what-are-the-symptoms-of-glaucoma.php
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
Cataracts
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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
https://www.glaucoma.org/gleams/what-are-the-symptoms-of-glaucoma.php
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
Cataracts
This study source was downloaded by 100000851646087 from CourseHero.com on 12-05-2022 09:05:27 GMT -06:00
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