When assessing the eyes of a neonate, the nurse observes opacity of the lens. This represents which impairment?
a. Blindness
b. Glaucoma
c. Cataracts
d. Retinoblastoma
ANS: C
A cataract is opacity of the lens of the eye. The child may have visual impairment secondary to the cataract, but the opacity is a cataract. Glaucoma is increased intraocular pressure. Retinoblastoma is a tumor of the eye.
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