Your patient has a chief complaint of right-sided facial pain, which is exacerbated by shaving and chewing. While testing you patient's corneal reflex, you observe a normal response, which is the
a. blinking of his right eye. c. bilateral blinking of his eyes.
b. constriction of his right pupil. d. tearing of his right eye.
C
To assess the corneal reflex, observe for the bilateral blinking of both eyes, not blinking of the right eye, constriction of the right pupil, or tearing of the right eye.
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