A client is experiencing little flashes of lights and things floating in the visual field. The nurse suspects:
1. cataracts.
2. glaucoma.
3. conjunctivitis.
4. retinal detachment.
4
Retinal detachment is clinically manifested by flashes and floaters in the visual field. Flashes of light and floaters are not associated with cataracts, glaucoma, or conjunctivitis.
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