Title: Obtain patient information for documentation.
Course: Vision Care Technician I (14057-I) > Section: Exploring Clinical Practice

Obtainment should include

- taking patient history (e.g., medical, social/lifestyle, employment, ocular, surgical)
- using appropriate ophthalmic terminology, acronyms, and abbreviations
- observing a patient for physical evidence of health
- asking a patient to describe the chief complaint
- recording the chief complaint (e.g., date of onset, intensity, duration, severity, location)
- recording patient information obtained from interview and observations.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can a patient’s employment affect his/her visual health and wellbeing?
- How can lifestyle affect visual health and wellbeing?
- What medical conditions can affect your visual health?
- What is the importance of understanding the circumstances of a patient’s chief complaint?