Which client response during assessment of the eye and vision indicate to the nurse that the client has normal accommodation?
A. Both pupils constrict when a light is shined at one eye.
B. The client blinks in response to a threatening movement.
C. Both pupils constrict when focusing on an object being moved in toward the nose.
D. The client is able to hold an upward gaze without moving the head for 15 seconds.
C
Normal accommodation is seen when the client's eyes converge, and the pupils constrict when the client focuses on an object being moved from about 18 cm from the client's nose in closer toward the nose.
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