A nurse in an outpatient surgical setting is assessing a client scheduled for cataract removal. The nurse would expect to find that the client has (Select all that apply)
A) a shadow across the visual field.
B) better vision in low light.
C) blurred vision, photophobia, and glare.
D) nausea and vomiting, worse with eye movements.
E) sudden onset of acute eye pain.

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A cataract is an opacity of the lens. Classic manifestations are blurred or double vision, photophobia, and glare. Clients usually see better in low light. A shadow across the visual field is characteristic of retinal detachment. Nausea and vomiting, and acute eye pain often accompany acute angle-closure glaucoma, although the nausea may or may not be worse with eye movement.

A Nurse in an Outpatient Surgical Setting Is Assessing a Client