OCULAR RESTORATION CLINIC
"Excellence That Goes Unnoticed"
Making an Artificial Eye
Today ocular prostheses are made of acrylic material (methyl methacrylate) that forms into any shape and size, is durable, and is well tolerated by human tissue. At the Ocular Restoration Clinic, artificial eyes are custom precision made using an impression procedure to duplicate the exact likeness of the socket.
1. After carefully studying a patient’s eye, we paint their iris on a small round disk using earth-tone pigments suspended in liquid plastic.
Our process involves the following:
2. An impression of the socket is taken from which a wax model is made to determine the correct position of the iris, the corneal curvature, and eye opening. The model is used to prepare a master mold that is filled with acrylic that has been carefully blended to match the scleral coloration of the patient's companion eye.
3. The eye is cured and final coloration, limbus blend,
and fibrous veins are simulated. The entire eye is then covered with a clear acrylic coating and is cured once more. Next, it is highly polished to a perfectly smooth surface.
4. With the prosthesis now completed, the outer appearance is deceivingly real while the underside, is an exact replica of the interior socket, fits snugly and comfortably.
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