When assessing a patients eyes for accommodation what actions would the nurse perform?
Caring for patients’ eyes is an essential nursing skill. Nurses need to be able to carry out a baseline assessment of the eye and vision and deliver essential care including eye cleansing Show
Abstract Citation: Gwenhure T, Shepherd E (2019) Principles and procedure for eye assessment and cleansing. Nursing Times [online]; 115: 12, 18-20. Authors: Tendai Gwenhure is clinical educator, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Eileen Shepherd is clinical editor, Nursing Times.
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examination of eye, Examination by ophthalmoscope, RecommendedWhen assessing for "Accommodation," ask the patient to focus their eyes on a distant object, then to a near object. The pupils should constrict when focusing on the near object! Related Posts
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Section II. ASSESSMENT 1-7. EXAMINATION OF THE EYE An examination of the eye includes an external examination, examination by ophthalmoscope, and an assessment of the functions of the eye. a. External Examination. The anterior segment of the eyes and their appendages can be examined by visual inspection.
b. Pupillary Response. Normal pupils are rounded, centrally placed, and generally equal in size. (About 25 percent of normal individuals have pupils slightly unequal in size.)
c. Ophthalmoscopic Examination. By looking through the various lenses of an ophthalmoscope, the trained examiner can view and assess the internal structures of the eye. This examination is routinely performed by the physician. d. Functional Examinations.
Figure 1-3. Confrontation method.
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