A client who wears soft contact lenses is experiencing eye pain and excessive tearing. What should the nurse suspect is occurring with this client?
1. Corneal ulcers
3. Dry contact lenses
4. Corneal abrasions
2. Lacrimal duct infection
Rationale 1: Corneal ulcers are infection-caused eruptions on the cornea that can lead to blindness. Symptoms include visual changes, eye redness, eye discomfort or pain, and excessive tearing.
Rationale 2: Dry contact lenses can cause corneal ulcers.
Rationale 3: Corneal abrasions are likely to occur when the blink reflex is lost.
Rationale 4: There is no information to suggest that the client has an infection of the lacrimal ducts.
Global Rationale: Corneal ulcers are infection-caused eruptions on the cornea that can lead to blindness. Symptoms include visual changes, eye redness, eye discomfort or pain, and excessive tearing. Dry contact lenses can cause corneal ulcers. Corneal abrasions are likely to occur when the blink reflex is lost. There is no information to suggest that the client has an infection of the lacrimal ducts.
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