Mr. Older is a 40-year-old patient who presents to the office for a follow-up eye examination after the diagnosis of myopia. To see retinal details in a myopic patient, you will need to:
A) adjust your ophthalmoscope into the plus lens.
B) move your ophthalmoscope backward.
C) move your hand farther forward.
D) turn your ophthalmoscope to a minus lens.

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The myopic patient (nearsighted) has longer eyeballs, so that light rays focus in front of the retina. To see the retina, use the minus (red) numbers by moving the diopter wheel counterclockwise; to assess a hyperopic patient, use a plus lens.

Mr Older Is a 40-Year-Old Patient Who Presents to the Office