A patient diagnosed with myopia asks the nurse to explain the condition. How should the nurse respond?
a. "It is blindness."
b. "It is farsightedness."
c. "It is nearsightedness."
d. "It is cataract development."
ANS: C
Myopia is nearsightedness or the ability to see things close up but not far away. A. B. D. Myopia does not mean blindness, farsightedness, or that cataracts are developing.
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