Which clinical indicator is the nurse most likely to identify when exploring the history of a client with open-angle glaucoma?
ExplanationD. Open-angle glaucoma has an insidious onset, with increased intraocular pressure causing pressure on the retina and blood vessels in the eye. Peripheral vision is decreased as the visual field progressively diminishes.
A. This may occur with untreated acute angle-closure glaucoma.
B. Pain occurs in acute angle-closure, not open-angle, glaucoma.
C. Occlusions of the central retinal artery or retinal detachment will cause a sudden loss of vision.
