The Nurse Is Performing an Eye-Screening Clinic at a Daycare

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Multiple Choice

The nurse is performing an eye-screening clinic at a daycare center. When examining a 2-year-old child, the nurse suspects that the child has a "lazy eye". What should the nurse do next?

• A) Examine the external structures of the eye.
• B) Assess visual acuity with the Snellen eye chart.
• C) Assess the child's visual fields with the confrontation test.
• D) Test for strabismus by performing the corneal light reflex test.

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