It Is Documented in the Health Record That a Patient

Multiple Choice

It is documented in the health record that a patient has a rhegmatogenous detached retina. The nurse correlates which underlying pathophysiology to this diagnosis?

A) Eye trauma causes the retinal to detach from the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) .
B) Eye inflammation causes vitreous fluid leaks into the area under the retina.
C) Vitreous fluid moves under the retina and separates the retina from the pigmented cell layer.
D) Scar tissue on the retina causes the retina to separate from the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) .