This is just something trivial I've been wondering about, and this might just be a stupid question but oh well.
As we all know, Guts' eye was gouged out, impaled, or whatever you want to call it, and he simply keeps it closed. Is this possible in real life? Whenever someone is missing an eye, they usually get something to replace the eye or wear an eye-patch, or both. Is there something magical about these? I don't care if it isn't realistic because Guts looks much better without an eye-patch. Just wondering if you can simply keep it shut, or sew it shut (doesn't really sound like a great idea to sew it but who knows). Couldn't really find an answer on Google, but I have a feeling eye-patches and such aren't necessary as long as the socket is clean.
Edit: I guess a reason for an eye-patch would be to keep too much air from getting into the socket which could maybe dry it out, and that its probably not fun to shut one eye all day. But the question still remains as these are not problems that can't be solved by keeping the eye closed somehow.
As we all know, Guts' eye was gouged out, impaled, or whatever you want to call it, and he simply keeps it closed. Is this possible in real life? Whenever someone is missing an eye, they usually get something to replace the eye or wear an eye-patch, or both. Is there something magical about these? I don't care if it isn't realistic because Guts looks much better without an eye-patch. Just wondering if you can simply keep it shut, or sew it shut (doesn't really sound like a great idea to sew it but who knows). Couldn't really find an answer on Google, but I have a feeling eye-patches and such aren't necessary as long as the socket is clean.
Edit: I guess a reason for an eye-patch would be to keep too much air from getting into the socket which could maybe dry it out, and that its probably not fun to shut one eye all day. But the question still remains as these are not problems that can't be solved by keeping the eye closed somehow.