A nurse shines a light toward the bridge of the patient's nose and notices that the light reflection in the right cornea is at the 2 o'clock position and in the left cornea at the 10 o'clock position. Based on these data, the nurse should take what action?

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The nurse is performing the corneal light reflex test and the findings are abnormal. Thus, when the corneal light reflex is asymmetric, the cover-uncover test is performed to determine which eye has the weak extraocular muscle(s). The findings are abnormal. The light should appear in the same location in each cornea. The confrontation test is used to assess peripheral visual fields and is not appropriate to perform when the corneal light reflex is asymmetric. The asymmetric corneal light reflex is abnormal, but the cover-uncover test should follow the abnormal finding to determine which eye has the weak extraocular muscle(s).

A Nurse Shines a Light Toward the Bridge of the Patient's