Consensual light reflex is examined when you shine your penlight into the right eye of a patient and then note the
a. pupillary reaction in both eyes. c. pupillary reaction in the right eye.
b. pupillary reaction in the left eye. d. light reflected by the opaque lens.
B
When you move the penlight in front of one eye, the pupil in the other eye should constrict. This is the consensual light reflex. A cataract is present when a penlight is shone directly on the pupil and there is opacity in the lens.
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