Clinical Judgement: Case Study

A 51-year-old client presents with loss of vision in their right eye. The client’s peripheral vision suddenly began to decrease early this morning and has become progressively worse. The client describes blurred vision with dark spots and the sensation that a dark curtain-like shadow emerged from the side of the affected right eye and is now affecting the vision. The client stated they noticed flashing lights and floaters the previous day. The client has no pain or headache. Heart rate 96 bpm, respiration rate 20 bpm.