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.

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A) 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.
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.
C) 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.
D) 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.
E) 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.

A Client Comes into the Emergency Department with an Eye