The nurse is teaching a patient whose Snellen chart findings are 20/60. Which of the following statements would the nurse include in the patient teaching?
a. "You are considered legally blind, even though with prescription glasses you'll be able to see."
b. "Your vision is better than normal."
c. "You must be at 20 feet to see what normal vision sees at 60 feet."
d. "You must be at 60 feet to see what normal vision sees at 20 feet."
ANS: C
Normal vision is 20/20, which means the patient can read at 20 feet what the normal eye can read at 20 feet. Visual impairment occurs at 20/70 and legal blindness at 20/200 or more with correction. For 20/60, the patient has less acute vision and must be at 20 feet to see what normal vision sees at 60 feet.
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