Photophobia

(Leonardi & Hall, 2010). A release can aggregate amid rest, with the resultant drying on the lashes making the top hard to open after arousing. Cautioning indications of confusions from conjunctivitis are serious eye torment, diminished vision, or photophobia, all of which more often than not show corneal contribution (Leonardi & Hall,…

Running head: Retinal migraine Retinal Migraine Jeff Joseph William H. Turner Technical Arts RETINAL MIGRAINE Abstract Retinal headache is an essential cerebral pain issue, clinically showed by assaults of transient monocular visual misfortune connected with headache migraine. Albeit disengaged reports recommend that retinal headache is uncommon, it likely is under-perceived. Retinal headache for the most part is accounted for in ladies of childbearing age who have a background…

Corneal abrasions One of the most common eye injury occurring while playing sport is the scratch of the cornea or corneal abrasion in medical term.This injury consist of the scratching of the cornea by the finger or the fingernail of a player.An abrasion can be small or large depending of the gravity of the scratching.This type of injury ensues when the corneal epithelium is abraded and it is more common in basketball (Brummit & Ericksson p.150) where the players in general without face…

War, the name itself leaves the man psychologically and physically disturbed. As described by Fritz Kreisler in his memoir “Four Weeks in the Trenches”, war not only bring destruction upon the nations and countries but also destroys the people engaged in the war. Kreisler described the situation of the people of Austria before the war; excited, determined, and eager to work for their country. Fritz and his platoon consisted of fifty-five men, two buglers, and an ambulance patrol of four men. Not…

Julia 14y, female S: SUBJECTIVE Chief Complaint (CC): “Headache” History of present illness (HPI): Julia is a 14-year-old young lady who presents with her mother. Julia states that headaches occur one to two times a week and can last 1 to 2 days—puts hands on temple and describes headache as pulsing. She reports pain as 3 out of 5, and is not relieved with Ibuprofen or Naprosyn. No aura. Sometimes they upset her stomach, but she has never vomited. Sleep helps sometimes. The only thing that seems…

Know Your Body - Eyes Introduction The eyeball lies in the cavity of the orbit. The eye is acted upon by muscles, blood vessels and nerves. The structure of the eye ball has been depicted in the following diagram. Fig: Structure of human eye What is making up of the eye? Conjunctiva: It is a mucous membrane which covers the under surface of the eye lids and is reflected form the eyelids to cover the anterior part of the eyeball up to the margin of the cornea. The three layers (see the diagram…

In our world today, rabies is a disease that is still alive. “Over the past one hundred years rabies cases in the United States has changed dramatically, more than 90% of all animal cases reported annually to CDC now occur in wildlife, however before 1960 the majority were in domestic animals and deaths went from more than 100 annually to 2 to 3 per year” (www.cdc.gov/rabies/). “Ninety-nine percent of people who have rabies have been bitten by a rabid dog” (www.heathline.com). “Forty percent of…

tiredness, weight loss? HEENT: Do you have any headache? Do you have any pain, drainage or itching in your eyes, ears and nose? Have you noticed any sinus pressure or congestion? Do you have any recent cough or cold? Do you have any blurry vision, photophobia or vision change? Have you noticed any changes in the sense of smell, taste or any hearing loss? Do you have any sore throat? Do you have any difficulty swallowing? NECK/LYMPHATIC: Do you have any pain on the neck? Have you noticed any…

Albinism in humans is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of tyrosinase, a copper-containing enzyme involved in the production of melanin. It is the opposite of melanism. Unlike humans, other animals have multiple pigments and for these, albinism is considered to be a hereditary condition characterised by the absence of melanin in particular, in the eyes, skin, hair, scales, feathers or cuticle.…

CC: “Nosebleed that won’t stop” HPI: A 66 year old white male, with history of Type II diabetes, gout, hypertension and coronary artery disease status post 3 stent placement most recent 2009. was transferred to UF Health, from a medical center in The Villages, Florida for ENT evaluation of persistent unilateral epistaxis of the right nostril. The three days prior to admission, the patient admitted that while taking a shower he cleared his nose and “red chunks” were seen, he also noted some…