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- From: M20614@mwvm.mitre.org (Hugh Pritchard)
- Subject: Re: Eyes
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- References: <10292320.70766.5195@kcbbs.gen.nz>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 09:35:26 GMT
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- In article <10292320.70766.5195@kcbbs.gen.nz>
- ChrisG@kcbbs.gen.nz (Chris Gin) writes:
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- >What do doctors check for when they examine eyes? Do they just check
- >that the pupils grow and contract with changes in light?
-
- No, much more.
-
- Pupils being equally-sized, round, and reactive to light are only
- some of the things they check (pupils being unequal in size, off-round,
- or unresponsive to light may be symptoms of some neurological problem).
-
- They also check
- -- how well you can read the eye chart,
- -- how high the pressure is inside your eye,
- -- your eyelids and conjuctiva,
- -- how far to the side you can notice things while looking straight ahead,
- -- the insides of your eye (including your cornea, iris, lens, and retina).
-
- None of this hurts.
-
- ** Hugh Pritchard, hapritch@mitre.org, 703/883-6616
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