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
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
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.
You most certainly can fly planes when you have an artificial eye. We’ve just had a brilliant email from Leo Brogan telling us about his career as a pilot. Here is Leo’s story- I lost my left eye due to
You can really help your ocularist by giving them a full set of relevant facts before you see them. Let them know the state of your eye prosthesis and socket, the age of the artifical eye and any medical complication you are currently
I’m up at the Darwin clinic at the moment and this time round it’s been very quiet. This has worked well as I have been able to spend some time with a patient who is in palliative care. I was
