Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) describes a group of inherited diseases that cause retinal degeneration. Forms of retinitis pigmentosa and related diseases include Refsum disease, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, rod-cone disease, Leber’s congenital amaurosis, and Usher syndrome....
Scleral shells are a specific type of ocular prosthesis that are fit and fabricated over the person’s existing eye. These prostheses cover the entire surface of a cosmetically blemished eye, restoring the eye to it’s natural appearance. There are a number of...
The eye is one of the most precious organs in the human body. Yet most people take its power for granted every day; leaving their fragile eyes unprotected against the dangers inherently present in our environment. According to the Department of Health and Human...
If you are new to wearing a prosthetic eye, or have been wearing one for years, you might have noticed some important distinctions between your natural eye and ocular prosthesis. While our ocularists will attempt to minimize any difference, a number of important...
Tania Faulds, a Board Certified Ocularist (B.C.O.) with Ocular Prosthetics, Inc. since 2006, received her Board Approved Diplomate Ocularist (B.A.D.O.) distinction this past week at the American Society of Ocularists (ASO) spring meeting in Savannah, Georgia. This...
Conformer therapy is a general term used to describe the fitting of clear plastic stents over time to develop the eye socket for optimal prosthetic eye results. This fitting method is particularly effective in treating children with anophthalmia or microphthalmia and...
