An Elderly African American Man Reports That He Has Been

An elderly African American man reports that he has been diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma. He has a past medical history of being a type 2 diabetic and states that he takes pills for his diabetes. He does not know what he did wrong to have this eye condition and asks if you can help him to understand why he has glaucoma. How should the nurse respond?

A) "Open-angle glaucoma is more common in diabetics and African Americans."
B) "You should not have glaucoma at your age, but sometimes it just develops."
C) "Open-angle glaucoma occurs more often when you do not get regular eye examinations."
D) "Open-angle glaucoma occurs most often among all family members."