Why Is The Digital Iris Important?

There are instances where someone may be happy with the fit of their prosthetic eye, but they don’t love the prosthetic eye colors. Perhaps the iris looks grainy, or it is low resolution where brush strokes are visible. In these cases, the textural difference draws attention to the prosthesis, making it look different from the remaining eye. We feel the use of the digital technology is very beneficial to patients that are difficult to satisfy with the artistic qualities of their prosthesis. We achieve these excellent results time and time again using cutting edge technology that we have pioneered in our office.

The question is always asked in ocularistry whether we are more artistic or more technical. Some ocularists feel that the advances in digital technology take the artistry out of ocularistry. We disagree.
At our office, we believe that being a great ocularist necessitates a combination of artistic acumen and exceptional technical proficiency. Within our office, we proudly offer the most high-tech artificial eye available. It represents the most significant advancement in artificial eyes in the last 80 years since acrylic replaced glass eyes. A remarkable feature of this advancement is the inclusion of a digital iris, closely resembling that of a living eye.

Patients often come to our office telling us about travelling the world, searching for the best artificial eye. After much refinement, they were happy with a fit, but not satisfied with the complete package. We bring an enormous benefit to these patients by giving them the most realistic looking iris possible. In addition, pairing it with a shape they are happy with after working with other equally talented ocularists. The thanks that we’ve received for ending the struggle to finally have a natural, artificial eye that is both comfortable and unapparent to society are truly overwhelming.

We like to say in our office that our goal is get people “under the radar” so that they are unnoticed by society. They no longer have to hide between hair or dark glasses or be ashamed or embarrassed about their appearance. Often we can achieve this result by pairing our unique digital iris technology, for a better prosthetic eye color, with the existing shape that a patient has worked hard to achieve.