A nursing student is doing a project on blindness to fulfill a class requirement. What should this student list as the most common causes of blindness and visual impairment among adults 40? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Diabetic retinopathy
B) Trauma
C) Macular degeneration
D) Cytomegalovirus
E) Glaucoma
Ans: A
Feedback: The most common causes of blindness and visual impairment among adults 40 years of age or older are diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataracts. Therefore trauma and cytomegalovirus are incorrect.
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