An older female patient is reading a large-print magazine and states that reading is difficult for her in the evening.Which intervention should the nurse implement?
A) Put a high-intensity lamp at the head of her bed.
B) Explain to her that the gray-yellow ring around her cornea, arcus senilis, is interfering with visual acuity.
C) Put more powerful tubes in the fluorescent room lights.
D) Examine her retinas for signs of damage.

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The pupil becomes gradually smaller with age; therefore the eye requires three times as much light.A high-intensity light on the object of interest is more effective than increasing the overall room illumination.The arcus senilis does not affect vision.The patient is describing a gradual overall change,not the more localized or sudden effects of macular degeneration or retinal detachment.

An Older Female Patient Is Reading a Large-Print Magazine and States