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If a person throws a knife and it stabs someone in the eye (open globe) + how would that effect the eye? would they have to get prosetheic eye? and what kind of scaring would that cause ?

Q: if a person throws a knife and it stabs someone in the eye (open globe) + how would that effect the eye? would they have to get prosetheic eye? and what kind of scaring would that cause ?

: there is a high probability of significant visual loss and even loss of eye. In that case a prosthesis is the preferred course of action.

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there is a high probability of significant visual loss and even loss of eye. In that case a prosthesis is the preferred course of action.

Answered 4/25/2023

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A member asked:

If a person throws a knife and it stabs someone in the eye (open globe) + how would that effect the eye? would they have to get prosetheic eye? and what kind of scaring would that cause ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. George Yanik answered

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