Question

After performing an optical assessment on a client, a primary health care provider notices impaired near vision. Which other finding would confirm the clients diagnosis as presbyopia?

a. Blurred distance vision
b. Difficulty seeing in low light conditions
c. Improved near vision with adequate lighting
d. Irregularly shaped pupils

Answer 1

Presbyopia is an age-related condition where the eye cannot focus on close objects, often requiring reading glasses. Difficulty seeing in low light also confirms presbyopia. Even after LASIK surgery corrects distant vision, a person with presbyopia would likely still need reading glasses. b. Difficulty seeing in low light conditions

Step-by-step explanation:

The condition in question is presbyopia, which is a common vision problem associated with aging, where the eye loses its ability to focus on close objects. A finding that would confirm the diagnosis of presbyopia, in addition to impaired near vision, would be difficulty seeing in low light conditions. This happens because the lens becomes less elastic and the muscles that control it lose power as people age.

On the subject of whether a person with presbyopia will still need reading glasses after having their distant vision corrected with LASIK, the answer is yes. LASIK surgery corrects the shape of the cornea and therefore would correct distant vision, but reading glasses may still be needed for close work because presbyopia involves the lens inside the eye, which LASIK does not correct.