It is the window of your eye; a very important part of your peepers. Should you scratch or injure it, it will do its best to self-repair. But woe unto you if the damage to the cornea is severe.
Corneal diseases are the second leading cause of blindness in most developing countries after uncorrected refractive errors and cataracts. The World Health Organisation estimates that about 2 million people suffer from corneal blindness every year.
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