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Dec 2023
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Knock Knock Eye: Rubbing Your Eyes Can L...

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This week on Knock Knock Eye, Will expresses his confusion of why you guys are so into eyeballs and talked about why he isn't into doing research, before going into the main topic, Keratoconus. Will discusses astigmatisms and how the cornea turns into a lumpy football, in professional medical terms of course, and why you should not be rubbing your eyes. Will also answer the question, What if your eye was to get ripped out?

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