Analysis of The Walking Dead by ER Doctor Jordan Wagner suggests that Carl would have had a low chance of survival if he were shot in the eye in real life. The bullet would have likely caused brain damage and may have hit Carl's brain stem, making survival unlikely. However, in the realm of The Walking Dead, Carl's survival despite the eye injury can be considered realistic through luck, although he would still depend on good treatment.

ER Doctor Jordan Wagner has analyzed a tragic scene from The Walking Dead, expressing skepticism that the character involved would have survived. The zombie show is filled with plenty of horrific death scenes and major characters being permanently injured within the post-apocalypse. Some of these brutal scenes involve injuries that characters survive, but which change them for the rest of the show.

In a video from his Doctor ER YouTube channel, Wagner reveals...