Black Eye Symptoms
After an injury to the eye, it is important to distinguish between symptoms of black eye and those that might indicate a more serious head injury.
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