HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Unit no 4
Ayesha Naveed RN
Conjunctivitis
• This condition is characterized by
hyperemia of the Conjunctiva
• redness in the eye
• diffuse dilatation of conjunctival
vessels with redness
• Mild discomfort
• temporary mild blurring due to
discharge
• caused by bacterial, viral, allergy and
irritation
Acute angle-closure glaucoma
• characterized by a rapid
onset of unilateral inflammation
with acute increase in intraocular
pressure
• severe eye pain
• decreased vision
• moderate pupil dilation
• clouding of the cornea
Types
Ptosis
• Ptosis is a drooping of the upper
eye lid
• caused by muscle weakness, or
damage to the oculomotor nerve
• Horner syndrome:
damage to the sympathetic
nerve supply
Cataract
• cataract is a clouding of the
lens
or
• lens capsule of the eye that
can result from trauma
Types
Macular degeneration
• atrophy or deterioration of
the macular disk
• irreversible loss of central vision
in people older
than age 50
Corneal Arcus : gray or white arc
visible below the outer part of the cornea
Corneal Scar: A superficial grayish
white opacity in the cornea, secondary to
an injury or to inflammation.
Entropion
•
An inward turning of the lid .The lower lashes,
which are often invisible when turned inward,
irritate the conjunctiva and lower cornea
Ectropion
In ectropion the margin of the lower lid is
turned outward