In Preparing a Patient to Undergo Indirect Gonioscopy, a Nurse

question 81

Multiple Choice

In preparing a patient to undergo indirect gonioscopy, a nurse explains that the optometrist will place a contact lens on the patient's eye while a narrow beam of light is focused on the eye.The patient asks, "Why do you need to put a contact in my eye?" The nurse should give which of the following as the rationale for this action?

• A)"It will help assess your visual acuity."
• B)"It will reflect light back into the eye so we can see its internal structures."
• C)"It will protect your eye from damage by the bright light."
• D)"It will anesthetize your eye."

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