The patient presents to the emergency department (ED) and states, “I don’t know what happened! I was walking and ran into a door with my right shoulder. I closed my right eye and my vision was normal, but when I closed my left eye, I couldn’t see anything at all!” The patient’s assessment is otherwise normal. The nurse reports this to the provider immediately for assessment. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask the patient while waiting for the provider to write orders for treatment?
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