What is the nurse assessing for when he or she directs a light across the iris of a patient's eye from the temporal side?

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The presence of shadows in the anterior chamber may be a sign of acute angle-closure glaucoma. The normal iris is flat and creates no shadows. This technique (directing a light across the iris of a patient's eye from the temporal side) is not the technique to assess for dacryocystitis, conjunctivitis, or cataracts.

What Is the Nurse Assessing for When He or She