During a community health fair, which information on risk factors for glaucoma should the nurse present?
A) Diabetes increases the risk for glaucoma.
B) The risk for glaucoma is not hereditary.
C) The risk for glaucoma increases beginning after age 30.
D) The risk is higher in Caucasian people.
A) Diabetes increases the risk for glaucoma.
Explanation: A) Risk factors for glaucoma include age greater than 40 years, family history, African or Hispanic heritage, need for corrective lenses, previous history of eye injury, thinning of the optic nerve, and systemic health issues such as diabetes.
B) Risk factors for glaucoma include age greater than 40 years, family history, African or Hispanic heritage, need for corrective lenses, previous history of eye injury, thinning of the optic nerve, and systemic health issues such as diabetes.
C) Risk factors for glaucoma include age greater than 40 years, family history, African or Hispanic heritage, need for corrective lenses, previous history of eye injury, thinning of the optic nerve, and systemic health issues such as diabetes.
D) Risk factors for glaucoma include age greater than 40 years, family history, African or Hispanic heritage, need for corrective lenses, previous history of eye injury, thinning of the optic nerve, and systemic health issues such as diabetes.
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