Treatments for Color blindness
Color blindness: Is the Diagnosis Correct?
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Differential diagnosis list for Color blindness may include:
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Eye pain:
Emergency interventions
(Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
If the patient's eye pain results from a chemical burn, remove contact lenses, if present, and irrigate the eye with at least 1 L of normal saline solution over 10 minutes. Evert the lids and wipe the fornices with a cotton-tipped applicator to remove any particles or chemicals. Eye pain from acute angle-closure glaucoma is an ocular emergency requiring immediate intervention to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP). If drug treatment doesn't reduce IOP, the patient will need laser iridotomy or surgical peripheral iridectomy to save his vision.
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Source: Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition), 2006
Eye pain [Ophthalmalgia]:
Emergency interventions
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
If the patient’s eye pain results from a chemical burn, remove contact lenses (if present) and irrigate the eye with at least 1 L of normal saline solution over 10 minutes. Evert the lids and wipe the fornices with a cotton-tipped applicator to remove any particles or chemicals. Eye pain from acute angle-closure glaucoma is an ocular emergency requiring immediate intervention to decrease intraocular pressure (IOP). If drug treatment doesn’t reduce IOP, the patient will need laser iridotomy or surgical peripheral iridectomy to save his vision.
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Source: Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition), 2006
Eye pain:
Nursing considerations
(Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
To help ease eye pain, have the patient lie down in a darkened, quiet environment and close his eyes. Prepare him for diagnostic studies, including tonometry and orbital X-rays. Prepare to irrigate the eye, as ordered.
Patient teaching
Tell the patient that it’s important to seek medical help for eye pain and stress the importance of meticulous compliance with drug therapy to prevent an increase in IOP.
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Source: Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series, 2007
Eye pain:
Emergency Actions
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
If the patient’s eye pain results from a chemical burn, remove contact lenses, if present, and irrigate the eye with at least 1 L of normal saline solution over 10 minutes. Evert the lids and wipe the fornices with a cotton-tipped applicator to remove any particles or chemicals. Eye pain from acute angle-closure glaucoma is an ocular emergency requiring immediate intervention to decrease intraocular pressure (IOP). If drug treatment doesn’t reduce IOP, the patient needs laser iridotomy or surgical peripheral iridectomy to save vision.
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Source: Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses, 2007
Scotoma:
Patient counseling
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
Explain to the patient the importance of complying with prescribed drug therapy to prevent progression and complications of the disease. Tell the patient to report any eye discharge, blurred or cloudy vision, halos, flashes of light, floaters, or changes in size and location of scotomas.
Inform the patient with bilateral central vision loss of the visual rehabilitation services available to him. Special devices, such as low-vision optical aids, are available to improve the quality of life in the patient with good peripheral vision.
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Source: Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses, 2007
Night blindness:
Patient counseling
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
Because visual impairment is frightening to the patient, provide emotional support. Help decrease his anxiety and enhance cooperation by explaining scheduled diagnostic tests, such as electroretinography, in simple terms. Ensure patient safety, and explain that the patient shouldn’t drive and should use assistive devices at night or in darkened or dim lighting as necessary.
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Source: Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses, 2007
Scotoma:
Nursing considerations
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
▪ Take measures to provide for the patient's safety.
▪ Administer the prescribed drugs.
Patient teaching
▪ Teach the patient with a disorder involving the fovea centralis (or the area surrounding it) to periodically use the Amsler grid to detect progression of macular degeneration.
▪ Emphasize the importance of compliance with drug therapy.
▪ Explain the underlying disorder and its treatments.
▪ Discuss assistive devices available to help the patient.
▪ Teach signs and symptoms that require immediate medical attention.
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Source: Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms, 2007
Eye pain [Ophthalmalgia]:
Nursing considerations
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
▪ To help ease eye pain, have the patient lie down in a darkened, quiet environment and close his eyes.
▪ Prepare the patient for diagnostic studies, including tonometry and orbital X-rays.
Patient teaching
▪ Stress the importance of following instructions for drug therapy.
▪ Teach the patient about ways to protect the eyes.
▪ Tell that the patient that he should seek medical attention for any eye pain.
▪ Explain the underlying cause of the patient's eye pain and its treatment.
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Source: Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms, 2007
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