The nurse is performing an assessment on a client with a...

The nurse is performing an assessment on a client with a suspected diagnosis of cataract. Which clinical manifestation would the nurse expect to note in the early stages of cataract formation?

Read the excerpt from this patient's health record: HPI Ms. Cloud is a 58-year-old woman who first presented to her ophthalmologist with c/o leukocoria. She was also noted to have nystagmus and strabismus. She was diagnosed with a cataract. She was treated surgically with cataract extraction and lens implantation. She was admitted to the hospital on 6/23/2015 for postoperative observation. Which of the following statements is TRUE? The patient was diagnosed with a cataract, cloudiness of the lens of the eye. The patient was diagnosed with an IOL. The patient was diagnosed with leukocoria, an abnormal white reflection from the retina of the eye. The patient was diagnosed with strabismus, a condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object. The patient was diagnosed with nystagmus, involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eye.

Madhur L.

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The nurse is performing an assessment on a client with a suspected diagnosis of cataract. Which clinical manifestation would the nurse expect to note in the early stages of cataract formation?

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