Question

A client who just has been diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma (poag) refuses therapy. the nurse reinforces that it is important for the client to seek treatment. which goal is the nurse trying to achieve? prevent cataracts prevent blindness prevent retinal detachment prevent blurred distance vision

Answer 1

In the case presented above, of a patient diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), who is refusing therapy. The insistence of the nurse that it is important for the patient to seek treatment is in a bid to prevent blindness. This is because without medical intervention, glaucoma can lead to total permanent blindness within just a few years.