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
This week, Jenny was supposed to be in East Timor for an artificial eye clinic. Sadly, with all the unrest in that part of the world, she has had to abandon her plans. But all is not lost for the
ArtEyes is an Australian based email network for people with artificial eyes. It’s a safe place to air fears and concerns, ask questions or just get to know one another across vast distances. Support for eye loss and living with
Over the past six weeks, Jenny has been bravely manning the fort while I’ve been in the Philippines. Now while she’s in Darwin and East Timor, it’s my turn. But even though the workload is incredibly demanding on one person,
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
Three years ago I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be great to have a support group for people with artificial eyes. I spoke this thought out loud to Jenny, and then to Jo Oosterhoff. Jo’s son Joey lost an eye
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
