After a comprehensive eye examination, it is determined that the ...

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After a comprehensive eye examination, it is determined that the client requires corrective lenses for myopia. Which explanation by the nurse to the client is the most appropriate?
 
  1. Your glasses will help you to see objects in the distance.
  2. Your glasses will help you to see objects that are very close to you.
  3. Your glasses will help you to improve your eyes' ability to focus and reduce your blurred vision.
  4. Your age has made it more difficult to read items that are at close range. Your new glasses will help.

Question 2

The nurse is educating a student on the proper use of an ophthalmoscope for an eye examination. Which statement by the nurse to the student is accurate?
 
  1. I'm going to examine the client's right eye with my left eye.
  2. I'm going to advance the ophthalmoscope until the instrument touches the client's cornea.
  3. I'm going to begin with the lens set to the 0 diopter.
  4. I can see the red reflex as the light reflects off of the client's lens.

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Myopia is the inability to see objects in the distance. Hyperopia is the inability to see objects at close range. Astigmatism causes blurred or double vision when the eyes attempt to focus. Presbyopia causes the client to experience difficulty focusing on items that are at close range. Presbyopia affects people who are over 45 years old.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3
The nurse should always begin with the lens set to the 0 diopter. The nurse should prepare to assess the client's eye with an ophthalmoscope by examining the client's right eye with the nurse's right eye. The nurse should advance the ophthalmoscope only until it almost touches the client's eyelashes. The cornea contains many nerve endings and this would be painful for the client. The red reflex is seen as light reflects off of the client's retina, not his lens.