MASTER REVIEW WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2026
‣ - Put in lower conjunctival sac
- Do not drop in center of eye
- Stabilize hands on facial structures (bony prominences)
- Hold the inner eye to avoid systemic effects (punctal occlusion)
- Do not let dropper touch their eye
- Wash hands before Answer: Patient education for instilling eye drops
‣ · Blurred vision
· Clouded vision
· Decreased color perception
· May think that glasses are smudged
· Double vision
· Halos around objects
· Problems with ADL'S
· Affects reading and driving
· Impaired night vision
· Frequents changes in eyeglass prescription
· Without surgical intervention blindness follows Answer: Signs and
symptoms of cataracts
, ‣ · Wear dark glasses and avoid bright sunlight
· Do not drive
· Develop a schedule for the administration of post-op eye drops. Be
sure client or family can demonstrate the correct technique for
administering the drops.
· Report Worsening Vision
· Observe for increasing eye redness
· Decrease in vision
· Floaters
· Sharp, or sudden pain in eye
· Green or yellow drainage on the lids and lashes
***avoid anything that increases IOP like...
· Do no bend at the waist
· Lift more than 10 pounds
· Sneeze or cough
· Blow your nose
· Strain to move bowels
· Have sexual intercourse
· Vomit
· Keep head in a dependent position
· Wear tight shirt collars Answer: Patient Education for post-op cataract
surgery