A Patient with an Extensive Left Retinal Detachment Is Scheduled

Multiple Choice

A patient with an extensive left retinal detachment is scheduled for a scleral buckling with cryopexy and pneumatic retinopexy. Which information will be included in the discharge teaching plan?

A) The need to wear dark or tinted glasses to protect the eyes from ultraviolet light
B) The use of bilateral eye patches to reduce movement of the operative eye
C) The procedure for sterile dressing changes when the eye dressing is saturated
D) The purpose of maintaining the head in a prescribed position for several weeks