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  • Home - About Us
  • References
  • Participant Comments
  • Publications
  • How To Schedule
  • Course List - Overview
  • Retinoscopy
  • Refractometry
  • Anatomy of the Eye
  • History Taking Skills
  • Visual Acuity Skills
  • Triage
  • Basic Ophthalmic Skills
  • Ophthalmic Photography
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Keratomerty
  • Lensometry
  • Goldmann Visual Field Testing
  • Humphrey Visual Field Testing
  • Basic Ocular Motility
  • Intermediate Ocular Motility
  • Tonometry
  • Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy
  • Pupils
  • A-Scan Biometry
  • Contact Form
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Ophthalmic Seminars of San Antonio

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History Taking Skills

This course will describe the methods and techniques in obtaining the presenting complaint / history of presenting illness, past ocular history, family history, systemic illness, past and present, medications, allergies and drug reactions, and partially sighted patient history by the ophthalmic technician. Proper history taking for E&M coding will also be discussed.

   Upon Completion of this course, the participant should be able to:
1. Take an appropriate and complete medical and ophthalmic history.
2. Provide adequate historical information.
3. Succinctly and efficiently transcribe obtained information into the
    chart.
4. Steps needed for proper history taking when using E&M codes.

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