Change is difficult for people of every age. For elderly folk learning new ways does not come as easy as it may have when we were younger. Peter Hackett’s “I Can’t See You” describes the impact of eye loss in
To lose an eye as the result of a minor scratch while gardening is bad enough. This is just what happened to one of our clients. What is extraordinary is that she was even wearing glasses at the time. Ailsa
At last our stocks of SonicBrite Artificial Eye Cleaner have arrived. We have been using this for some time now and we have decided it was time to make it available to our clients for use at home. I think it is
What do you know about the history of the ocularist profession in Australia? In the early days artificial eyes were called glass eyes. Ocularists were referred to as Ocular Prosthetists. We would appreciate any historical information or stories relating to
This week I am in Darwin for a clinic. I arrived to the most amazing torrential rain that reminded me of my childhood growing up in New Guinea. This Darwin clinic was a little different to all the others.
The documentary The Last Glass Eye Maker In England highlights the end of an era for a man who has made glass eyes all his life. Glass eyes look magnificent and keep their shine forever. We have several relics here
This morning I noticed an advertisement for suede eye patches. We once had a client who enjoyed making several eye patches in different colours and fabrics. After surgery there is a six to eight week period of recuperation before an
I once heard a story about a child who returned to school after eye surgery. The child was fitted with an artificial eye that looked like her normal eye. A shock came next morning at assembly when without warning an
On occasion I create a novelty eye for a client. I have two basic rules. The person is over eighteen. They have been wearing their prosthetic eye for at least a year. So I never make a novelty eye along
Yesterday I saw a golfer who was hit in the eye by a ball sliced from the next fairway. He was the only one on the fairway at the time. He is reluctant to play golf again. I suggested he
