What if my eye is damaged?
Eye damage can occur for many reasons. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, nearly 2.5 million people in the US suffer eye damage each year. Many more get a damaged eye due to disease. Sustaining eye damage can be traumatic and sometimes painful. Replacing it doesn’t have to be.
When trauma or disease strikes, ocular specialists may tell a patient that the eye needs removal. However, our experience at Advanced Artificial Eyes is that eyes only need removal if there’s a risk to the patient. If a healthy damaged eye is left in place, we are able to create a prosthesis with a degree of mobility. But even in cases of enucleation or exenteration (whole or partial removal of an eye), we can help.
When an eye has damage, it is extremely important first and foremost that a patient take time to rest and recover. The first weeks following the damage may be an extremely difficult time. Psychological therapy is often helpful in coping during this period. Along with emotional healing, a patient will likely have many other concerns. How do you live with eye loss from a practical standpoint? Walking? Driving? And is it ever possible to feel normal again, like you fit into society?
The answer to that last question is yes for many, many patients. Advanced Artificial Eyes is able to reproduce the look of your other eye with an incredible amount of detail. Our dedicated staff do not stop working for you until we get a solution that is the absolute best possible.
Advanced Artificial Eyes is pushing the technology of ocular prosthetics by manufacturing the highest quality digital irises and scleral shells. In the future, we believe these advances will mean that the field of ocularistry will focus more on shape and movement than it does on color. John Stolpe comes from 3 generations of ocularists, and takes pride in pushing his field forward.
There are many patients with a damaged eye who are unaware of how much an ocular prosthetic can help them get back to living a normal, happy life. While we are excited about everything we are achieving for our patient on an aesthetic and technical basis, and we truly get the greatest joy out of helping individuals feel better, each and every day. We believe that from the moment you enter our office, you will understand how different it is possible to feel. We look forward to meeting you and explaining how we can help you move past your challenges, and get back to living every day “under the radar.”