A Patient's Vision Is Recorded as 20/30 When the Snellen

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient's vision is recorded as 20/30 when the Snellen eye chart is used.The nurse interprets these results to indicate that:

• A) at 30 feet the patient can read the entire chart.
• B) the patient can read at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can read at 30 feet.
• C) the patient can read the chart from 20 feet in the left eye and 30 feet in the right eye.
• D) the patient can read from 30 feet what a person with normal vision can read from 20 feet.

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