The nurse is assisting with a patient who is having a test to measure intraocular pressure. Which of the following should the nurse expect to be used?
a. Ultrasonography
b. An ophthalmoscope
c. A slit-lamp microscope
d. A tonometer
ANS: D
Estimation of intraocular pressure is measured by using one of several types of tonometer.
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