The nurse is assisting with a patient who is having a test to measure intraocular pressure. Which equipment should the nurse expect to be used?

a. A tonometer
b. Ultrasonography
c. An ophthalmoscope
d. A slit-lamp microscope

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ANS: A
Estimation of intraocular pressure is measured by using one of several types of tonometer. B. C. D. Ultrasound machine, ophthalmoscope, nor a slit-lamp microscope is used to measure intraocular pressure.

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A) True B) False

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