A nurse is caring for a patient who is to be discharged with a prescription for eye drops. The nurse establishes that the patient understands how to administer eye drops correctly when the patient states that eye drops should be instilled on the:
A. sclera.
B. cornea.
C. conjunctival sac.
D. opening of the lacrimal duct.
C
The sclera is the white part of the eye. The cornea is the anterior convex part of the eye.
Tears flow through the lacrimal duct.
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