The Nurse Is Conducting a Visual Examination

question 3

Multiple Choice

The nurse is conducting a visual examination. Which of these statements regarding visual pathways and visual fields is true?

• A) The right side of the brain interprets the vision for the O.D.
• B) The image formed on the retina is upside down and reversed from its actual appearance in the outside world.
• C) Light rays are refracted through the transparent media of the eye before striking the pupil.
• D) Light impulses are conducted through the optic nerve to the temporal lobes of the brain.

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