Read the Excerpt from This Patient's Discharge Summary: Procedure: 1

question 72

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt from this patient's discharge summary: Procedure: 1. Extracapsular cataract extraction with phacoemulsification and implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens, right eye. According to the excerpt, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT

• A) the lens of the patient's eye was fragmented in order to remove and replace it.
• B) the patient had her cataract removed.
• C) the patient has an inflamed retina.
• D) the patient received an IOL implant in her OD.

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