An older adult patient reports being able to see her granddaughter play basketball out of the sides of her eyes, but not in the center of her eyes. Based on this information, what vision disorder does the nurse suspect?

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Gradual loss of central vision may be caused by macular degeneration due to changes in the retina. Presbyopia is a decrease in near vision that usually occurs after age 40 and is treated with corrective lenses. Pseudoptosis is a relaxed upper eyelid. Entropion is a disorder of the eyelid, in which the lower lid turns inward.

An Older Adult Patient Reports Being Able to See Her