The nurse is caring for a patient who has macular degeneration. The patient's caregiver becomes increasingly frustrated with the patient due to food spills on the patient's clothing
Which of these explanations would help the caregiver understand what the patient is experiencing?
a. "The patient's vision is blurred."
b. "The central vision is gone and only peripheral vision remains."
c. "There is total blindness in one eye occurring."
d. "There are black dots in the field of vision that cause confusion."
ANS: B
In macular degeneration, central vision is gone, and only peripheral vision remains, so it is hard to see things in front of oneself.
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