A patient has come to the office for her first eye examination and is diagnosed as having a visual acuity of 20/40 . The patient asks the nurse what these numbers mean. What is a correct response by the nurse?
A) "A person whose vision is 20/40 can see an object from 40 feet away that a person with 20/20 vision can see from 20 feet away."
B) "A person whose vision is 20/40 can see an object from 20 feet away that a person with 20/20 vision can see from 40 feet away."
C) "A person whose vision is 20/40 can see an object from 40 inches away that a person with 20/20 vision can see from 20 inches away."
D) "A person whose vision is 20/40 can see an object from 20 inches away that a person with 20/20 vision can see from 40 inches away."
B
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