A Patient Who Had Cataract Extraction and Intraocular Lens Implantation

question 30

Multiple Choice

A patient who had cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation the previous day calls the eye clinic and gives the nurse all of the following information. Which information will be of most concern to the nurse?

• A) The patient has eye pain rated at a 5 (on a 0-10 scale).
• B) The patient complains that the vision has "not improved very much."
• C) The patient has poor depth perception when wearing an eye patch.
• D) The patient has questions about the ordered eyedrops.

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