{"id":127737,"date":"2023-11-26T23:14:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T23:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=127737"},"modified":"2023-11-26T23:14:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T23:14:24","slug":"wgu-c475-oa-care-of-the-older-adult-exam-questions-and-verified-answers-100-correct-2023-2024-new-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/26\/wgu-c475-oa-care-of-the-older-adult-exam-questions-and-verified-answers-100-correct-2023-2024-new-update\/","title":{"rendered":"WGU C475 OA- Care of the Older Adult Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | 2023\/ 2024 New Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WGU C475 OA- Care of the Older Adult Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | 2023\/ 2024 New Update<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WGU C475 OA- Care of the Older Adult<br>Exam | Questions and Verified Answers|<br>100% Correct | 2023\/ 2024 New Update<br>QUESTION<br>What is the leading cause of vision loss among Americans aged 65 and older?<br>Answer:<br>Age-Related Macular Degeneration<br>QUESTION<br>Age-Related Macular Degeneration<br>Answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Degenerative disease of the retina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Causes progressive loss of vision in the center of the eye<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dry and Wet types<br>QUESTION<br>Retina<br>Answer:<br>inner most posterior part of the eyeball receives images produced by the lens and consists of<br>several layers &#8211; one of which contains rods and cones that are sensitive to light<br>QUESTION<br>dry type macular degeneration<br>Answer:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>accounts for 90% of cases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>light-sensitive cells in the macula slowly break down, leading to a gradual loss of central vision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>QUESTION<br>wet type macular degeneration<br>Answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>caused by growth of abnormal blood vessels under the macula<br>QUESTION<br>Diabetic Retinopathy<br>Answer:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Condition in which diabetes causes blood vessels that feed the retina of the eye to break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May progress through 4 stages: Mild nonproliferative, Moderate nonproliferative, Severe<br>nonproliferative, Proliferative<br>QUESTION<br>More than <strong><em>__<\/em><\/strong> of Americans diagnosed with diabetes have some sort of diabetic<br>retinopathy<br>Answer:<br>30%<br>QUESTION<br>What is the most common cause of vision loss among people with diabetes?<br>Answer:<br>Diabetic Retinopathy<br>QUESTION<br>What is the leading cause of blindness among working-age adults?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer:<br>Diabetic Retinopathy<br>QUESTION<br>Glaucoma<br>Answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caused by build-up of pressure in the eye that damages the optic nerve which transmits<br>impulses to the brain that create sight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Affects side\/peripheral vision causing the edges of the visual field to 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