Domains | Issues | Possible diagnosis | Question |
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Ocular surface | lacrimal fluid, eyelids, conjunctiva, cornea | dry eye disease, blepharitis, blepharospasm, conjunctivitis, low eye blink rate, | 1: I have blurry vision, when I read or work on a computer. 2: I have a burning sensation or gritty feeling in my eyes. 3: I have mucus/slime or particles in my eyes or eyelids. 4: I have watery eyes. |
Intra-ocular | lens, uvea, macula, retina | diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, hypertensive retinopathy, micro-vascular retinopathy, cataract, refraction errors, glaucoma | 5: When I read, some letters disappear. 6: Lines that should be straight, appear to be wavy or blurred. 7: I won’t go out alone in the evening or at night because my night vision is insufficient. 8: When I drive at night, the oncoming headlights cause more glare than before. |
Oculomotor | eye movements, binocular cooperation | strabismus, convergence insufficiency, 3rd, 4th and 6th nerve palsies, nystagmus, gaze abnormality | 9: Quick movements are hard to follow with my eyes. 10: I have double vision. 11: I can read better with one eye closed. 12: I have trouble with depth perception. I find it hard to say which one of two objects is closer. |
Optic nerve | optic nerve disease | opticopathy, glaucoma (Mimics: structural lesion, hemianopsia) | 13: Colours seem to be paler than before. 14: I can’t read plain text on a coloured or grey background. 15: I run into objects or people or feel that parts of my visual field are missing. 16. I have problems with rapid changes of light intensity. (For example, driving through a tunnel). |