The nurse is reinforcing teaching for symptoms to report for a patient with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Which of the following statements by the patient would indicate a correct understanding of the teaching?
a. "Hypotension and bradycardia."
b. "Fever and reddened conjunctiva."
c. "Headache and seeing halos around lights."
d. "Loss of central vision and dizziness."
ANS: C
POAG develops bilaterally. The onset is usually gradual and painless, so the patient may not experience noticeable symptoms or, after time, may experience mild aching in the eyes, headache, halos around lights, or frequent visual changes that are not corrected with eyeglasses.
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