Valerie Ramirez, a 33-year-old female, is brought to the office by her boyfriend because she has a foreign object in her eye. While riding her motorcycle yesterday, something flew up under her helmet visor. She has been using Visine® eyedrops, however, when she woke up this morning, her eye felt worse. She states that a tiny bug might have flown into her eye, but she cannot get it out. She has tried flushing the eye with water, but it didn't help. Your observation is that her right eye is red and swollen. You prepare Valerie for the physician to examine her eye. 1.What advice can you tell Valerie about protecting her eyes when riding her motorcycle again? 2.Describe the structures of the eye that might be affected by Valerie’s motorcycle injury.
Valerie Ramirez, a 33-year-old female, is brought to the office by her boyfriend because she has a foreign object in her eye. While riding her motorcycle yesterday, something flew up under her helmet visor. She has been using Visine® eyedrops, however, when she woke up this morning, her eye felt worse. She states that a tiny bug might have flown into her eye, but she cannot get it out. She has tried flushing the eye with water, but it didn't help. Your observation is that her right eye is red and swollen. You prepare Valerie for the physician to examine her eye.
1.What advice can you tell Valerie about protecting her eyes when riding her motorcycle again? 2.Describe the structures of the eye that might be affected by Valerie’s motorcycle injury.
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