Artificial (Prosthetic) Eyes
These days artificial eyes can go unnoticed -
which is just what you want. You may even have met someone else with an
artificial eye and not even known it.
A prosthetic eye can help improve the appearance of people who have lost
an eye to injury or disease. It's
commonly called a "glass eye" or "fake eye." It's not really an eye, but a shell that covers the
structures in the eye socket. For
most people it is vastly preferable to wearing an eye patch or bandage. If the entire eye is removed, an ocular
implant and prosthesis prevent the tissues in the eye socket from growing to
fill the empty space.
Although the surgery
itself is minor, loss of an eye and adjusting to life with a prosthetic eye can
be very challenging, psychologically, and emotionally. Support groups or counselling are available
to help people through this difficult time.
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