Bernice is a 76-year-old retired secretary with diabetes who is seeing her health care provider because she is having visual changes. She explains to the nurse that she is experiencing distortion that makes the edges of objects appear wavy
The nurse knows that this is an early sign of: A. cataracts.
B. glaucoma.
C. diabetic retinopathy.
D. age-related macular degeneration.
D
Age-related macular degeneration occurs when the macula (specialized portion of the retina re-sponsible for central vision) degenerates as a result of aging and loses its ability to function effi-ciently. An early sign includes distortion that causes edges or lines to appear wavy. In later stag-es, patients may see dark or empty spaces that block the center of vision.
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