The nurse is assessing a patient who had cataract surgery several weeks ago. Which patient statement would alert the nurse that the most common complication of cataract surgery is occurring in this patient?
1. "My eye itches at night.".
2. "My vision has not been as clear as I thought it would be.".
3. "I think my cataract is growing back.".
4. "I have pus in the corner of my eye.".
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Rationale 1: Itching is not the most common complication of cataract surgery.
Rationale 2: Numerous complications can result in the vision not being clear. These are not the most common complications.
Rationale 3: Posterior capsular opacity is the most common complication of cataract surgery and is evidenced by increasingly blurry vision. The patient may describe this change as the cataract "growing back.".
Rationale 4: Infection may occur, resulting in pus formation, but this is not the most common complication of cataract surgery.
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