5 Eye Disorders

Pediatrics: Visual & Audio

MYOPIA STRABIMUS AMBLYOPIA

1. Myopia TOP TESTED

2. Strabismus
3. Amblyopia
ASTIGMATISM HYPEROPIA
4. Astigmatism
5. Hyperopia

Myopia - Pathophysiology MEMORY TRICK

MYopia MY or mine
Myopia, also called nearsighted, clients have trouble seeing at a distance, (bring objects closer)
meaning clients can see better when objects are near!

In a normal eye, images are focused & dialed in on the retina, but in myopia
the eye structures focus images in FRONT of the retina causing far images
to be blurred.

Signs & Symptoms

HESI Questions
Q1: … difficulty reading the board at school
4 NCLEX TIPS and complains of frequent headaches?
1. Squinting to read word far away Myopia
2. Holding books close to the face to read Q2: … clinical manifestations appropriate
3. Sitting too close to the TV for myopia in children?
Select all that apply.
4. Headaches, dizziness, & clumsiness HESI
Dizziness Clumsiness
Headaches Eye rubbing

Strabismus - Patho & Signs Complication Treatment

This is a disorder where the eyes
appear crossed (crossed eyes) &
don't look in the same direction
at the same time.
Untreated by age 5 or 6 Patch over the stronger eye NCLEX TIP
MEMORY TRICK Amblyopia: Permanent loss of visual acuity

CROSSED EYES
HESI Questions
Over 30%
Strabismus of student got this WRONG
Stray-bismus ... importance of detecting strabismus
in young children?
Amblyopia (a type of blindness)