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Following an Ophthalmologic Exam with Dilating Drops, a Patient Calls

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Following an ophthalmologic exam with dilating drops, a patient calls the clinic to report eye pain and seeing halos around lights. The nurse realizes that this may be narrow-angle glaucoma due to the angle between the iris and cornea being blocked. Which advice should the nurse give to the patient?


A) "This is normal and will go away as the dilating drops wear off."
B) "Have someone drive you to the clinic to be evaluated immediately."
C) "Call the clinic in the morning if these symptoms continue."
D) "Take acetaminophen to relieve the pain."

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