While checking a patient's pupils the nurse notes that the left pupil constricts when a light is shined into the right eye. What does this information suggest to the nurse?
a. Tropia present
b. Esotropia absent
c. Accommodation absent
d. Consensual response present
ANS: D
A consensual response occurs when the pupil of one eye constricts when the other eye has a light shined into it. A. Tropia is a deviation of the eye away from the visual axis. B. Esotropia is deviation of the eye towards the nose. C. Accommodation is the ability of the pupil to respond to near and far distances.
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