The phone rings. I am talking to someone for the first time. They have recently had an eye removed. I know this is a tough time for them. It is really important to us that people facing eye loss get
A haptic lens is an artificial eye which is worn when the real eye has not been removed. It is also called a scleral lens or scleral shell. Children born with micro-ophthalmia (the eye is small because it did not
My next trip to Darwin is scheduled for August 4th 2008. As I said in ‘Diary From Darwin Part 1’, I’ll be doing some more training at the Royal Darwin Hospital. And that’s not all. I’m also going along to
Whenever I visit Darwin, I always come back with heart-warming and memorable stories. One client I saw in the last days of the August clinic. He had damaged his eye many years ago. I crafted a clear conformer for him
Darwin’s artificial eye clinic this time round was everything I’d expected, and more. It was the busiest, most rewarding and most eventful clinic yet. Thanks to ophthalmologist Dr. Mahendra and the team at Royal Darwin Hospital, my two week clinic
On Sunday, I’m off to Darwin for two weeks and then East Timor for one week to run my scheduled clinics. It’s been a busy start to 2008, with Paul working in the Philippines and now me off on my
Losing an eye is a major life-changing event. In previous blogs, we’ve talked about the many and varied emotions people experience after eye loss. Although the eye is only a small part of the body, its loss has a major
It’s easy for misconceptions to spread about artificial eyes. For example, how many times have you heard people refer to a “glass eye”? While this was correct fifty years ago, artificial eyes today are mostly made of plastic. Many people
Christmas is fast approaching. So if you want to shine up your artificial eyes before the big day, then now’s the time to book in for an eye polish. Paul and I are shutting up shop after Friday 21 December
Most of the people we see are keen to get their first artificial eye. It’s been a long wait since their surgery, and they just want to get on with life minus the dark glasses or eye patch. But for
