A client comes into the emergency department with an injury to the eye from being hit with a tennis ball. Which of the following will the nurse most likely assess in this client?
1. Eye pain and loss of vision
2. Cloudy cornea
3. Lid ecchymosis with subconjunctival hemorrhage
4. Photophobia and eye tearing
3. Lid ecchymosis with subconjunctival hemorrhage
Rationale:
Blunt trauma to the eye, caused by being hit with a ball, can cause lid ecchymosis, or a black eye, and subconjunctival hemorrhage. Eye pain and loss of vision are associated with penetrating injuries to the eye. A cloudy cornea is associated with burns to the eye. Photophobia and eye tearing are seen in corneal abrasions.
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