During an eye assessment, a 24-year-old client reports difficulty seeing items well at close range. The nurse realizes this finding is consistent with:
1. aging.
2. presbyopia.
3. hyperopia.
4. astigmatism.
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Rationale 1: Aging can produce changes in the eye but this client is 24 years old.
Rationale 2: Presbyopia is an age-related condition. The lens loses its ability to accommodate viewing items at close range.
Rationale 3: Younger clients who are unable to see items well at close range have a condition called hyperopia. This condition is also referred to as farsightedness.
Rationale 4: Astigmatism occurs when light is refracted over a wide area rather than on a distinct area of the retina.
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