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eye patching

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eye patching,
1 placement of a soft patch over a closed eye to restrict lid movement during corneal reepithelialization or a similar healing procedure in progress.
2 occlusion of the better eye by patch placement in young patients with amblyopia to force greater use of the amblyopic eye.
3 patching used in cases of diplopia (double vision).


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