Read the excerpt from this patient's health record:HPIMs. Cloud is a 58-year-old woman who first presented to her ophthalmologist with c/o leukocoria. She was also noted to have nystagmus and strabismus. She was diagnosed with a cataract. She was treated surgically with cataract extraction and lens implantation. She was admitted to the hospital on 6/23/2015 for postoperative observation. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The patient was diagnosed with an IOL.
B. The patient was diagnosed with a strabismus, a condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object.
C. The patient was diagnosed with a cataract, cloudiness of the lens of the eye.
D. The patient was diagnosed with nystagmus, involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes.
E. The patient was diagnosed with a leukocoria, an abnormal white reflection from the retina of the eye.
Answer: C
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