RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 2182 of 2368

Why should the nurse encourage regular eye examinations for older clients to detect glaucoma?

  1. Glaucoma causes sudden eye pain and loss of vision that is hard to miss
  2. Glaucoma affects only central vision, so reading ability is lost first
  3. Symptoms of glaucoma appear early and are easy for most people to recognize
  4. Vision loss occurs so slowly that many people do not notice symptoms until late
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Correct answer: Vision loss occurs so slowly that many people do not notice symptoms until late

Glaucoma causes gradual loss of peripheral vision, so it may go unnoticed until an eye exam finds it.

Source: Nursing Skills, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Eye and Ear Assessment: Common Disorders of the Eye. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026