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A Patient Who Had Cataract Extraction and Intraocular Lens Implantation

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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?


Definitions:

Hydroboration

A chemical reaction that adds boron and hydrogen across the double bond of alkenes to form organoboranes, a helpful intermediate in organic synthesis.

Alkene

Hydrocarbons that contain at least one carbon-carbon double bond, involved in various organic reactions.

Products

Substances resulting from a chemical reaction, found on the right side of the chemical equation.

Ozonolysis-Reduction

A chemical reaction where a carbon-carbon double bond is cleaved by ozone, forming ozonides, which are then reduced to yield alcohols, aldehydes, or ketones.

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