Which patient statement would the nurse evaluate as indicating problems with accommodation?
1. "I feel blinded by sunlight.".
2. "I can't tell the difference between colors as well as I once did.".
3. "I have trouble seeing at night.".
4. "I am having trouble reading the newspaper.".
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Rationale 1: The pupil controls the amount of light entering the eye. This is not a problem with accommodation.
Rationale 2: Color vision is a function of the rods and cone receptors in the retina. Accommodation is not related to color vision.
Rationale 3: Problems seeing at night may be due to cataracts or macular degeneration. It is not a problem with accommodation.
Rationale 4: Accommodation is the ability to focus from distant to near images.
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