The nurse asks a patient to read a paragraph in a newspaper. He is able to read the paragraph without difficulty. She asks the patient to read the bottom line of a Snellen chart and he is unable to read all the letters correctly. Which visual disorder would the nurse suspect?

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The patient's ability to read a paragraph in a newspaper without difficulty but inability to read the bottom line of a Snellen chart suggests a problem with seeing objects at a distance, which is characteristic of myopia (nearsightedness).

The Nurse Asks a Patient to Read a Paragraph in a Newspaper