A client comes into the emergency department with an eye injury after being hit with a tennis ball. Which assessment findings does the nurse anticipate?
Select all that apply.
A) Lid ecchymosis with subconjunctival hemorrhage
B) Decreased visual acuity and a reddish tint to vision
C) Photophobia and eye tearing
D) Cloudy cornea
E) Eye pain and loss of vision
Answer: A, B
Blunt trauma to the eye, caused by being hit with a ball, can cause lid ecchymosis, or a black eye, and subconjunctival hemorrhage. Decreased visual acuity and a reddish tint to vision can also occur because of a hyphema or bleeding into the anterior chamber of the eye. 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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