Courtney suffered a corneal abrasion on one eye after she fell asleep with her hard contact lenses in place. When she asked her physician what to expect from her injury, the physician told her that
A) she would no longer be able to see from that eye.
B) she would need painkillers, as the cornea has a high density of pain receptors.
C) she wouldn't need any pain medication, because the cornea lacks pain reception.
D) her monocular depth perception would no longer function normally.

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The physician told Courtney that she would need painkillers, as the cornea has a high density of pain receptors. This indicates that option B is correct. Option A is incorrect because a corneal abrasion does not always lead to permanent loss of vision. Option C is also incorrect because the cornea does have pain receptors. Option D may or may not be true, as it will depend on the extent and location of the corneal abrasion.

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