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

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 tissuesIt is caused by broken blood vessels under the surface of the skin is typically accompanied by swellingA 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 hemorrhageWhen 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 hemorrhageA subconjunctival hemorrhage usually is benign, causing no vision problems or significant eye discomfort despite its conspicuous appearanceBut eye redness also can be a sign of other types of potentially serious eye conditions

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