If you have recently lost or disfigured an eye it is normal for you to feel strange and disorientated, and to miss your eye. Your world is suddenly seen through one eye instead of two eyes and your visual range and depth perception are affected, but you will quickly adapt.
This person wears a prosthetic eye having lost his left eye in an accident
This person wears a scleral shell prosthesis over his blind natural eye
Prosthetic eyes are designed to restore facial harmony and may replace a lost eye or cover a blind and disfigured eye. They are made of plastic and are held in place by the eyelids.
When you are ready, you will be referred to us for a custom-made prosthetic eye. Click here for a description of the process.
Prosthetic eyes can be worn night and day and only need to be removed for cleaning every few months. They should have a professional clean and polish every year and should be replaced after 6 or 7 years or sooner if the socket changes.
Sometimes children are born with an under-developed eye or have an eye removed because of cancer. It is important to replace their prosthetic eyes regularly to keep stimulating growth on the affected side of the face.
Below are videos to help with inserting, removing and cleaning your prosthetic eye, if you have any questions you are very welcome to call us.
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