Your prosthetic eye will need to be replaced periodically, based on your ophthalmologist and ocularist’s recommendations. While the reasons for replacement will vary depending on each patient’s circumstances; common causes are changes in the eye socket anatomy, age of the
Every year we encourage people not to celebrate Independence Day with the use of personal fireworks, yet every year our message is unfortunately unheard, or worse ignored. The danger of fireworks can not be overstated; personal injury, fires, and even
Sarah Haddad, B.C.O., B.A.D.O., has been an apprentice ocularist under the tutelage of her father Stephen Haddad, B.C.O, B.A.D.O., at Ocular Prosthetics, Inc. since 2008. This past fall at the American Society of Ocularists (ASO) meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada
Ocular melanoma is a DNA mutation of the eye’s pigment cells causing them to multiply and collect within the eye. While this is the most common type of eye cancer found in adults, it is still very rare. Only a
Everything changed with a simple request, “Could I please have some books for school?” Jespa Awomah, a 16 year old boy from a small village in Cameroon, just so happened to be asking this donation of Rebecca Akumbu, the sister
One of the most frequent questions our ocularists get from patients shortly after receiving their first prosthetic eye is, “Can I wear makeup?”. And the resounding answer is yes, you can in fact wear normal makeup with your prosthetic eye! While
While your doctor is your first and foremost resource for your individual postoperative care plan, a number of general guidelines are recommended. Following an enucleation or evisceration surgery, your doctor will likely prescribe a few oral medications such as antibiotics,
Whether you just received your first ocular prosthesis, or have been wearing one for years, there are a few ocularist recommended guidelines to maintain its comfort and cosmesis. As individual care plans do vary, your ocularist is your first and
Macular degeneration or age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a medical condition that results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field due to damage of the retina. The macula is what allows you to tasks such
