Outline General History Presenting Complaint Sign vs Symptom Double Vision Injuries to the eye Past Ocular History Past Medical History Medications Social History Family History   General History A history is obtained by asking specific questions. Try to condense the patient’s story to only include pertinent facts. You need to be like a detective and search for pertinent facts.

  Outline General History Presenting Complaint Sign vs Symptom Double Vision Injuries to the eye Past Ocular History Past Medical History Medications Social History Family History   General History A history is obtained by asking specific questions. Try to condense the patient’s story to only include pertinent facts. You need to be like a detective and search for pertinent facts.