Discharge patients?
These patients clearly have difficulties; further assessment is required before they can be discharged.
Continue to observe functional abilities and difficulties?
It is important that all staff continue to monitor visual difficulties.
Wait and see, don’t discuss in detail with family for now?
Visual problems are common after stroke. It is important that all staff and family are aware of the suspected visual changes.
Approach the patient and place all tasks to their left?
As we haven’t yet diagnosed the cause of the patients problems, this would be inappropriate at this stage. Doing this may be uncomfortable for the patient, may make him anxious and may also hinder his rehabilitation.
Instigate visual screening?
These patients appear to have some visual problems and their vision needs to be assessed.
Page last reviewed: 29 Jul 2021
