He saw it immediately. A single, small, refractile crystal on the corneal endothelium.
Omar swallowed. This was the ethics bomb. “I would explain that saving the child’s life is the priority. If the tumour is group D or E with no useful vision, enucleation is life-saving. I would involve child protection services only if refusal puts the child at imminent risk of metastasis. I would not delay treatment to appease the parents.”
The examiners looked at each other. The older one wrote something down. No feedback. No nod. Nothing.
He saw it immediately. A single, small, refractile crystal on the corneal endothelium.
Omar swallowed. This was the ethics bomb. “I would explain that saving the child’s life is the priority. If the tumour is group D or E with no useful vision, enucleation is life-saving. I would involve child protection services only if refusal puts the child at imminent risk of metastasis. I would not delay treatment to appease the parents.”
The examiners looked at each other. The older one wrote something down. No feedback. No nod. Nothing.