Biology 2050: Chapter 14

Application to Practice Scenario

Note: This scenario is NOT found in the chapter but is based on information found in the chapter. Please type your answers in the boxes below. Be sure to include your sources.

Ruby is a 70-year-old female. She enjoys visiting her grandchildren and traveling. Ruby is worried about her ability to drive as she has recently noticed some "blind" spots in the periphery of her visual fields. She denies any eye pain. Ruby has a history of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. At a routine visit with her ophthalmologist, she was diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma.

1. How does this type of glaucoma differ from the others? (1 point)

A. This is due to aqueous humor blockage and/or injury to the eye.
B. This was likely hereditary and was not diagnosed until later.
C. This is due to the medications she is taking for her high blood pressure.
D. This was likely hereditary and ignored at birth.