In teaching a patient with POAG about the disorder,what should the nurse explain?
A) The retinal nerve is damaged by an abnormal increase in the production of aqueous humor.
B) Aqueous humor produced in the eye cannot drain from the eye,causing pressure damage to the optic nerve.
C) Lens enlargement that occurs normally with aging pushes the iris forward,covering the outflow channels of the eye.
D) The flow of aqueous humor into the anterior chamber is decreased by the lens of the eye blocking the pupillary opening.
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