Berdine Has Developed Cataracts in Both Eyes, Preventing Her from Being

question 183

Multiple Choice

Berdine has developed cataracts in both eyes, preventing her from being able to identify even her mother's face. Berdine most clearly suffers a deficiency in

• A) the optic nerve.
• B) accommodation.
• C) bottom-up processing.
• D) kinesthesis.

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