How does a nurse recognize normal accommodation?
a. The patient has peripheral vision of 90 degrees left and right.
b. The patient's eyes move up and down, side to side, and obliquely.
c. The right pupil constricts when a light is shown in the left pupil.
d. The patient's pupils dilate when looking toward a distant object.
ANS: D
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