If you have been in a recent accident, have eye cancer, or your eye is impaired, you may be a candidate for a prosthetic eye, known as a glass eye. Obtaining an ocular prosthesis can be a long process.
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Properly caring for your new ocular prosthesis will help it last for a long time to come. Below are answers to common questions about prosthetic eyes.
Conditions like eye cancer may necessitate a prosthetic eye after treatment, especially if radiation therapy is used. Though treatments for eye cancer may prevent it from spreading to other parts of the body, side effects may include bleeding, loss of vision, dry eye, and problems with tear ducts.
Eye cancer is uncommon. It can either start in the eye (intraocular) or affect the outer parts of the eye. In some cases, it is necessary to remove the entire eye as part of treatment.
You may also need an ocular prosthesis if you have had a severe injury, infection, or painful blind eye.
'Glass eyes' are not made out of glass today. Instead, they are implants that are spherical and made of medical-grade plastic acrylic.
There are two kinds of eye surgery.
These surgeries are needed before you get your prosthetic eye. After these surgeries, a shell or clear plastic will be positioned behind your eye to prevent the eyelid from contracting.
Eye removal surgery is usually an outpatient procedure. You can often go home the same day.
It is common to feel pain in the affected area. Over-the-counter pain medications are helpful for most patients, but your doctor may give you a prescription for pain medication.
Swimming, exercise, lifting, and other demanding physical activities may be restricted for the next two to four weeks. You will have to take care of the bandage over your eye, and keep it on as long as your surgeon recommends.
Surgery can come with risks and side effects, such as drooping of the eyelid, infection, bleeding, and scarring. You may need to use special eye drops to deal with some of these side effects.
It may take six to ten weeks for swelling to go down. You will then visit your ocularist to be fitted for a prosthetic eye.
This will be placed in your eye socket about three to four months after you have healed from your eye removal surgery.
You can buy an ocular prosthesis online. These are called stock shells and can be cheaper than a custom-fit prosthesis. However, stock shells do not always fit as well as a custom-made ocular prosthesis.
Your new prosthetic eye may feel uncomfortable or tight. You may also have some discharge during use, especially during cold weather. If you work in a place that is dusty, you can expect a bit more discharge than usual.
Your doctor will connect your implant to your muscles to facilitate movement using eye tissue. This will let you move your eye in a more natural manner, but a prosthetic eye will not always move as much as a natural eye.
The average life of a prosthetic eye is five years, according to the American Society of Ocularists. You can prolong your artificial eye's life by many years with regular care and cleaning. But how long you can wear your prosthetic without needing a replacement depends on how well you care for it and several other factors.
In some patients, the prosthetic may lose its original fit with time, causing them discomfort as well as cosmetic concerns. In others, the marble-like implant may move from its original position in the eye socket, causing the prosthetic to recede.
You may need to replace your artificial eye earlier than normal if you experience such poor fit issues. As for minors with prosthetic eyes, replacements or modifications are often necessary to accommodate their eye sockets' natural growth.
An artificial eye is a full-time quality of life enhancement and there's usually no reason to remove it at any time, except during regular maintenance and care. If your child wears one, discourage them from ever removing it.
Generally, it's OK to wear your eye all the time, removing it only when you visit your ocularist for a checkup. Your doctor likely will want to see at least once a year and possibly twice a year.
To remove your eye to clean it, do so in front of a mirror and use a towel in case the eye falls. This will prevent it from breaking or becoming damaged.
Next, pull the lower part of your eyelid downward. You should be able to see the edge of the prosthesis and use the extractor to remove the eye.
Boil water and allow it to cool. Then use a tissue or gauze soaked in this water to clean any discharge around your eye or eyelashes. Use unscented soap and warm water to clean the eye, and then sterilize it again use the boiled cool water from before.
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Disinfectants, detergents, and chemical-laden soaps may ruin your prosthetic eye. Avoid these.
It's important to wear a clean prosthetic to protect the health of your eye socket. If you feel comfortable with the process, you can remove your false eye for cleaning every one to three months.
In addition, have your ocularist polish your prosthetic at least once a year. Professional polishing isn't optional: It's designed to remove harmful bacteria and other debris from the surface of the artificial eye.
It is best to check on your eye's health every 12 to 18 months. This allows doctors to monitor wear and tear, and give your eye a professional clean and polish.
You will notice that after about a year, or even a few months, your eye may even produce more discharge, signifying that should get your eye checked soon.
This can vary depending on which clinic you use to obtain the ocular prosthesis. Things can affect the cost of a prosthetic eye are your location, the way the doctor designs your eye, and the prior condition of your natural eye. A digital design is likely to be cheaper.
Complicated surgeries and aftercare are likely to drive up the cost of your prosthetic eye. After surgery, medical costs, and properly fitting a prosthetic eye, you can expect to spend several thousands of dollars.
Medicare Part B does cover prosthetic eyes, but you will need a doctor's prescription for this procedure'and probably a pre-approval from your insurance carrier'to qualify for coverage.
Alatheia's prosthetic devices are available in hundreds of cities worldwide. When we do not have an office in a prospective client's city, we arrange for one of our specialists to travel at no extra cost.
If you are interested in being evaluated for a prosthesis or any service Alatheia provides, the first step is to contact us at our home office. You may contact us via:
Once we discuss your case with you, and qualify you as a candidate, we can then determine which treatment and location will be best for you.
Yes, prosthetic devices are paid for by most insurance plans and Workers' Compensation. One of our free services to prospective clients is finding out for you if a prosthesis is covered under your plan.
We will make contact with your insurance company and report our findings to you. Just give us your doctor and insurance information. This is a free service. Once we receive the answer from your insurance, you can decide at that time whether you would like for us to start the process.
No. Any medical doctor who knows of your condition will be fine.
Silicone prosthetic devices are the longest lasting prostheses available! Life expectancy greatly depends on what type of prosthesis it is and how the wearer uses it. We have had clients maintain them over eight years. However, life span greatly fluctuates from wearer to wearer. Regardless of the amount of time they last, one thing our clients can be confident in is that they cannot get a longer lasting silicone prosthesis anywhere else.
The warranty has a 2 parts. First there is a manufacturer's guarantee to be free of defects (one year). If during that time a defect is known then it will be repaired for free (or replaced at our discretion).
Unlike other prosthetic companies, we are also able to refurbish older prosthetic devices, giving them a new 'buff' look.
Prosthetic fingers, hands, partial hands, toes and feet are attached by suction and form fitting. Since all of our prosthetic devices are custom-engineered, there is no worry that they will fall off accidentally. This is guaranteed.
Prosthetic arms and legs are often attached by suction as well, however there are other attachment options for these type of prosthetic devices. When the evaluation process begins, these options are explained and the pros and cons of each are demonstrated.
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Unless there is serious nerve damage or other tissue problems, the prosthesis can be worn throughout the waking hours. You can shower with them as well.
Yes. You can treat the fingernails like your own fingernails (except ours are much stronger' so don't bite them because you may break a tooth)!
Our prostheses are virtually stain-proof! No other prosthesis is more stain resistant. Silicone prostheses can even be in contact with flames without being stained or damaged. However, there are some concentrated permanent dyes that can stain, (found in new unwashed jeans for example). If, by chance, the prosthesis does come in contact with such pigments, send the prosthesis to us immediately. We are able to remove the stains with our unique silicone stain removers.
Our prostheses should be painted when you do not have a tan or when you are far from your 'summer color'. Once the prosthesis is color matched to you, the color can be adjusted by adding our proprietary pigmentizer. This pigmentizer is custom made for your tan color(s) and then given to you in a bottle(s) for you to apply as you desire. Amazingly, the pigmentizer fades over time just as your own tan does. This proprietary pigmentizer is yet another way that Dermatos® is distinguished from mediocre quality silicone.
We guarantee that our prostheses will fit you as intended as well as fall within your skin color spectrum at the time of painting. We will create the prosthesis over if there is any problem.
Yes. The water will not affect it and the sun's UV rays will not change the color (some restrictions may apply based on the type of prostheses being worn).
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