The nurse prepares to remove the client's soft contact lenses. Which should the nurse implement to remove the lenses without traumatizing the cornea?
1. Irrigate the eye with sterile saline solution 50 ml.
2. Pull the lid down and instruct the client to blink.
3. Pinch the sides of the lens together and pop it out.
4. Move lens to the sclera and compress the lens gently.
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4. To remove a soft contact lens from a client's eye, the nurse moves the lens to the sclera and gently compresses the lens. This maneuver disrupts the surface tension holding the lens to the eye, allowing the nurse to lift the lens off the eye without traumatizing the cornea.
1. The nurse avoids flooding the eye with irrigation solution because it increases the risk of losing the lens.
2. The nurse asks the client to blink to eject a hard lens.
3. The nurse avoids pinching the lens because it risks corneal trauma.
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