Assessment of a patient's visual acuity reveals that the left eye can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 50 feet and the right eye can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 40 feet
The nurse records which finding?
a. OS 20/50; OD 20/40
b. OU 20/40; OS 50/20
c. OD 20/40; OS 20/50
d. OU 40/20; OD 50/20
ANS: A
When documenting visual acuity, the first number indicates the standard (for normal vision) of 20 feet and the second number indicates the line that the patient is able to read when standing 20 feet from the Snellen chart. OS is the abbreviation for left eye and OD is the abbreviation for right eye. The remaining three answers do not correctly describe the patient's visual acuity.
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