The nurse evaluates that wearing bifocals improved the patient's myopia and presbyopia by assessing for
a. strength of the eye muscles.
b. both near and distant vision.
c. cloudiness in the eye lenses.
d. intraocular pressure changes.
ANS: B
The lenses are prescribed to correct the patient's near and distant vision. The nurse may also assess for cloudiness of the lenses, increased intraocular pressure, and eye movement, but these data do not evaluate whether the patient's bifocals are effective.
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