Blurry Vision

Name: Deborah Jones

Age: 46 Years Old

Date of Birth: 1st March 1978

Location: GP Clinic

Occupation: Housewife

“I have been having difficulty seeing for the past 2 months”.

• Site : Both Eyes

• Onset : 2 months ago, first time

• Character : Blurry

• Radiating : N/A

• Associated symptoms

  • Polyuria: "I've been using the loo more often than usual recently"

  • Nocturia: "I tend to use the loo at night"

  • Polydipsia: "I notice I have become more thirsty recently"

  • Paresthesia: "I've been having some tingling and numbness over my hands and feet"

  • "I've noticed my urine is more frothy and bubbly!"

• Timing : Persistent

• Exacerbating : N/A

• Alleviating factors : N/A

• Severity : N/A

• Red flag symptoms :

  • NO eye pain, red eye (▲ Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma)

  • NO fever, red eye, watery discharge (▲ Acute Conjunctivitis)

  • NO headache, sudden weakness of the body (▲ TIA)
    

• Otherwise, NO fever, lost of weight, loss of appetite (constitutional symptoms) 

• Previous episodes: Never experienced this before.

• Ideas: “Do I have diabetes?"

• Expectations: “Please help me doctor?”

• Concerns: “Am I going to be blind forever??”

• NO fever, recent infections, cough, flu, chest pain,

• NO abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea

• NO weakness of upper limbs and lower limbs.

• Normal bowel habits.

Previous hospital admissions: None

Previous surgeries: None

Medical conditions: None

Medications:

• None

Over the counters:

• None.

Allergies:

• Amoxicillin.

Father and mother has diabetes. Diagnosed in their 40s. Compliant with medications. Siblings are otherwise healthy and well. 

Married with two children. Otherwise healthy and well.

• Smoking: Does not smoke

• Alcohol: Does not drink alcohol

• Recreational drugs: Never

• Diet: Always eat a lot of bread and rice

• Exercise: Never.

• Ill contacts: No one around me was recently ill

• Home: Lives with husband and children

• Active Daily Living: Takes care of grandchildren

• Occupation: Housewife