To determine whether your patient has a narrowed angle, you shine a light obliquely through the patient's anterior chamber from the
a. lateral side toward the nasal side. c. bottom of the eye upward.
b. nasal side toward the lateral side. d. top of the eye downward.
A
To differentiate a normal from a narrowed angle, you should face the patient and shine a light obliquely through the anterior chamber from the lateral side toward the nasal side. Next, you observe the distribution of light in the anterior chamber. A light directed across the eye from the temporal side illuminates the entire iris evenly because the normal iris is flat and creates no shadow.
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