Question

An adolescent is brought to the ambulatory care clinic after being hit in the eye during a sporting event. There is no serious damage but the adolescent has a "simple contusion" and scleral hemorrhage. What information should be provided

Answer 1

Simple contusion

Explanation:

Simple contusion in eye

• Simple contusion is also known as bruise or commonly known as black eye which is used to describe the discoloration that occurs around an eye after a trauma to the eye or surrounding tissues
• It is caused by broken blood vessels under the surface of the skin is typically accompanied by swelling
• A serious condition that can accompany a black eye is bleeding inside the eye, in the space between the back side of the cornea and the front of the iris which is called hyphema

Scleral hemorrhage

• Scleral hemorrhage also known as subconjunctival hemorrhage
• When small and delicate blood vessels break beneath the tissue covering the white of the eye (conjunctiva), resulting eye redness then this condition is known as subconjunctival hemorrhage
• A subconjunctival hemorrhage usually is benign, causing no vision problems or significant eye discomfort despite its conspicuous appearance
• But eye redness also can be a sign of other types of potentially serious eye conditions