Which assessment information obtained by the nurse when performing an eye examination for an older-adult client indicates that more extensive examination of the eyes is needed?
A)The client's sclerae are light yellow in colour.
B)The client complains of persistent photophobia.
C)The pupil recovers slowly after being stimulated by a penlight.
D)There is a whitish gray ring encircling the periphery of the iris.

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Photophobia is not a normally occurring change with aging and would require further assessment. The other assessment data are common age-related differences and would not be unusual in an older-adult client.

Which Assessment Information Obtained by the Nurse When Performing an Eye