A glass article comprising: a glass body comprising an external surface and an internal surface opposite the external surface, the external surface and the internal surface each having a radius of curvature (r 1); the external surface of the glass body comprising a flaw population extending from the external surface into a thickness of the glass body with a maximum initial flaw depth Ai, wherein: the external surface of the glass body is etched to a depth less than or equal to 25% of the maximum initial flaw depth Ai of the flaw population present in the external surface; under uniaxial compressive loading, at least a portion of the external surface is in tension and a uniaxial compressive strength of the glass article is greater than or equal to 90% of a uniaxial compressive strength of a flaw-free glass article; the flaw population of the external surface is etched to selectively remove material adjacent to each flaw of the flaw population along the maximum initial flaw depth Ai; and the glass article is chemically processed by contacting the external surface of the glass article with an etching solution, wherein the etching solution comprises a mixture of hydrofluoric acid having a first molarity from 0.5 M to 3.0 M and at least one mineral acid having a second molarity that is 3 to 6 times the first molarity; and the etching solution uniformly removes glass material from the external surface of the glass article and adjacent to each flaw in the flaw population without creating a gel layer. a glass body comprising an external surface and an internal surface opposite the external surface, the external surface and the internal surface each having a radius of curvature (r 1); the external surface of the glass body comprising a flaw population extending from the external surface into a thickness of the glass body with a maximum initial flaw depth Ai, wherein: the external surface of the glass body is etched to a depth less than or equal to 25% of the maximum initial flaw depth Ai of the flaw population present in the external surface; under uniaxial compressive loading, at least a portion of the external surface is in tension and a uniaxial compressive strength of the glass article is greater than or equal to 90% of a uniaxial compressive strength of a flaw-free glass article; the flaw population of the external surface is etched to selectively remove material adjacent to each flaw of the flaw population along the maximum initial flaw depth Ai; and the glass article is chemically processed by contacting the external surface of the glass article with an etching solution, wherein the etching solution comprises a mixture of hydrofluoric acid having a first molarity from 0.5 M to 3.0 M and at least one mineral acid having a second molarity that is 3 to 6 times the first molarity; and the etching solution uniformly removes glass material from the external surface of the glass article and adjacent to each flaw in the flaw population without creating a gel layer. the external surface of the glass body is etched to a depth less than or equal to 25% of the maximum initial flaw depth Ai of the flaw population present in the external surface; under uniaxial compressive loading, at least a portion of the external surface is in tension and a uniaxial compressive strength of the glass article is greater than or equal to 90% of a uniaxial compressive strength of a flaw-free glass article; the flaw population of the external surface is etched to selectively remove material adjacent to each flaw of the flaw population along the maximum initial flaw depth Ai; and the glass article is chemically processed by contacting the external surface of the glass article with an etching solution, wherein the etching solution comprises a mixture of hydrofluoric acid having a first molarity from 0.5 M to 3.0 M and at least one mineral acid having a second molarity that is 3 to 6 times the first molarity; and the etching solution uniformly removes glass material from the external surface of the glass article and adjacent to each flaw in the flaw population without creating a gel layer.