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lbcchick

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on: Jun 25, 2018
Which of these assessment findings would the nurse expect to see when examining the eyes of a black patient?
 
  a. Increased night vision
  b. Dark retinal background
  c. Increased photosensitivity
  d. Narrowed palpebral fissures

Question 2

The nurse is reviewing in age-related changes in the eye for a class. Which of these physiologic changes is responsible for presbyopia?
 
  a. Degeneration of the cornea
  b. Loss of lens elasticity
  c. Decreased adaptation to darkness
  d. Decreased distance vision abilities


Cnarkel

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
An ethnically based variability in the color of the iris and in retinal pigmentation exists, with darker irides having darker retinas behind them.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The lens loses elasticity and decreases its ability to change shape to accommodate for near vision. This condition is called presbyopia.


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lbcchick

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Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jun 25, 2018
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