Black Eye Symptoms

Black eye symptoms may include:

• Pain around the eye;
• Swelling around the eye, which can be mild at first, then increasing later. Swelling may make it difficult to open the eye;
• Discoloration (like a bruise) around the eye. The skin around the eye may be red at first, then grows darker, progressing to purple, yellow, green or black;
• Blurred vision.

Signs of a more serious head injury require medical attention, and may include the following:

• Double vision;
• Vision loss;
• Blood on the eyeball surface;
• Inability to move the eye;
• Severe or ongoing headache;
• Fainting/loss of consciousness;
• Blood or fluid coming from the ears or nose;

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