Exam 51: Eye and Vision Disorders

The nurse recognizes that the patient who is being evaluated for a visual impairment does not have glaucoma because the tonometry reveals an intraocular pressure of ________ mm Hg.

The nurse considers in planning care for a patient with glaucoma that this disorder is caused by:

The nurse explains that the difference between open-angle and closed-angle glaucoma is that with closed-angle glaucoma:

The nurse explains to a patient with retinal detachment that the surgical implementation that is most effective is:

The nurse explains that the correct term to use for a patient with a vision disorder is:

The patient with glaucoma who is taking a beta-adrenergic blocking agent,timolol (Timoptic),should be monitored for:

The nurse assesses an 80-year-old patient for age-related changes to the eye,which are:

The 52-year-old patient complains that he must hold his paper farther and farther away from his face to read it.The nurse's most informative response would be:

Implementations that are appropriate in the care plan for a visually impaired person include: