The nurse is reviewing the health history of a 26-year-old patient who denies corrective lenses. Which scenario indicates that the patient follows preventive eye examination recommendations?
a. The patient has had annual eye examina-tions since age 18.
b. The patient's last eye examination oc-curred at age 10.
c. The patient had a baseline eye examination at age 25.
d. The patient has never had an eye exami-nation.
C
Starting at age 25, adults should have an eye examination every 5 to 10 years until age 40, every 2 to 4 years from 40 to 54, and every 1 to 3 years from 55 to 64 . After age 65, eyes should be examined by an eye specialist every 1 to 2 years (AHRQ, 2014).
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