In February 2008 I was about to fly out to Timor-Leste to start an artificial eye clinic. Nobel peace prize winner Jose′ Ramos-Horta had been elected as President in May of the the previous year. The day before I was
Most of our clients have reliable vision in one eye. Some have vision impairment in both. A small group have some vision now but may lose that in the future. I’ve got a delightful little client in Darwin who is
Women often ask me if they can still wear make-up after being fitted with an artificial eye. The answer is a definite yes! A lot of women do have issues with hollowing under the top eye lid. This makes it
We’re excited to be launching “A Different Perspective – Your Guide to Eye Loss & Recovery”. We’ve designed this book to give a positive overview of the eye loss recovery process. It includes several stories from people who have lost
I’ve just got back from the Ocularist Association of South Africa Conference. It was held on a cruise ship from Durban to Mozambique which was pretty nice. It was a relaxing cosy event where everyone knew each other and it
We recently caught up with our lovely young friend Liana. She and her Mum Fernette gave us this photo from a recent celebration. Liana made these fabulous eye cupcakes to share with the class to celebrate five years with an
Something really wonderful happened this week. My niece Emily works with us as an apprentice. She is already highly skilled at polishing eyes. Lately, she’s started painting and making practice eyes and we’ve been impressed with the results. This week
We get to meet many parents who have just come from the hospital with their child. They’ve been told that their child will need surgery to remove an eye. My friend Julia wrote a blog about how it feels to
Many people find it uncomfortable travelling by plane as their eyes get very dry in the air-conditioning. This effect is even worse if you happen to have an eye prosthesis. We’ve had lots of great feedback about Ocu-Glide. This is
I was chatting to a client today and he mentioned that his eye gets cold in the winter. I’ve heard people say this before. The reason is that the artificial eye doesn’t have blood vessels like a normal eye would.
