As part of preoperative counseling for the client contemplating cataract surgery, the nurse would explain that postoperative follow-up is done
a. at 1, 3, and 6 weeks after surgery and again at 6 months.
b. at 2, 4, and 6 weeks after surgery.
c. the day after, 1 week after, and 1 month after surgery.
d. the day after surgery and again in 6 months.
C
After cataract surgery, clients are expected to return for a follow-up visit the next morning and again at 1 week and at 1 month.
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