Which of the following older adult clients faces the most immediate threat to his or her vision?
A) A 67-year-old man who has been diagnosed with angle-closure (narrow angle) glaucoma.
B) An 80-year-old woman whose annual eye examination has just revealed the presence of cataracts.
C) An 80-year-old man with chronic (open-angle) glaucoma.
D) A 78-year-old man whose cornea is inflamed and appears to have a corneal ulcer.
A
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Acute (angle-closure; narrow angle) glaucoma requires treatment within 24 hours to prevent vision loss. The other cited health problems constitute threats to vision but without the immediacy of acute glaucoma.
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