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My doctor has sewn my eye closed to heal an corneal occlusion; is this justified or just torture?
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Justified: This creates an environment continuously moistened and protected to allow healing of the cornea when there is a non-healing opening or a neurological deficiency or a tear deficiency which prevents healing when the eye is opened naturally. This may seem like torture but there is a sound medical basis for it.
Answered 10/9/2012
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