Talk:Ocular prosthesis

Purpose of artificial eye in the cat
So that cat has an artificial eye? Was it on purpose for the benefit of the cat, because it looks more like a genetic mutation of the eye. Its a bit big, does that hurt?

Agree that the cat could be omitted or placed at the end, as most eye-makers have been asked to fit a domestic animal. Art4med (talk) 14:42, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Excessive information
While very informative, the article is a bit dense and overspecific. I'm not a fan of removing information, but this looks like it was taken straight from a medical journal. I'm not a dumb person and even know a bit about medicine/prosthetics, but much of this article is too technical for me to understand. Some lay-explanations or descriptions would be very helpful. The Cap&#39;n (talk) 18:49, 18 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Agree. I wouldn't remove info, but instead explain more, like you say.
 * E.g. here:
 * > insertion of a coupling device (PEG)
 * is PEG an abbreviation? if so, should be a wikilink, or at least have the abbreviation explained. TomasFiers (talk) 13:24, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Incomplete info
All descriptions here apply to enucleation but many, many people have an evisceration where the globe of the eye is not removed and so the muscles aren't cut and don't need attaching to the implant. So the article is imcomplete. Actually I'd think an article on prostheses shouldn't necessarily go into enucleation and evisceration procedures but just stick to how the prosthesis is made.

Also I've had an artificial eye for over 20 years and I have never heard it called a glass eye. That term is so far outdated as to be ridiculous. 87.194.81.2 (talk) 08:24, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

see new sectionArt4med (talk) 00:30, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Thoughts on page and photos
I agree that the page should only refer to surgical types, rather than include their description.

Although artificial eyes in North America and Western Europe are made of acrylic since the 40's, I can attest that the term "glass eye" is known to most people and patients, even if they call theirs (correctly) an "ocular prosthesis." Furthermore (and surprisingly), glass is *still the preferred material in Germany, Russia, parts of China, Turkey, and the third world.Art4med (talk) 23:22, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Also note: the photos are pretty dreadful, as both shown are "stock" rather than "custom" prostheses, the standard in North America and Western Europe.

(I have studied eyes, visual science, ophthalmic practice, illustrated eye surgery for 30+ years, and have made artificial eyes and written extensively on the topic in the professional literature.) I will attend this topic later/soon, and happily be the expert until someone else steps-up.Art4med (talk) 00:25, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

[This moved to New Section today with a minor edit.]Art4med (talk) 00:39, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Notable People
I cannot believe that this section is missing David Bowie and Thom Yorke, so that leads me to wonder whether they count as having prosthetic eyes. I know that Bowie always talked about the fight he had as a kid, and his subsequent use of different colored irises as part of his schtick, but he always used the term "glass eye" which is ancient history as I understand it. Do these people fit into the category, or is there something significantly different about their condition? I didn't want to just wade in and make assumptions. I'm not a proper expert! sugarfish (talk) 17:27, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Further Comments
The media available at Wiki depicts several true glass eyes, an ocular implant (sphere buried at surgery, replacing the volume of natural eye), an "orbital" prosthesis (worn externally after orbital exeneration, etc. See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ocular_prosthesis

NOTE: "prosthetic" is an adjective, rather than a noun; the appropriate noun is "artificial eye," "ocular prosthesis" "prosthetic eye"; the plural is "prostheses." I changed some of these entries in the first paragraphs to make the nouns more consistent. This is the time available, will revisit. Art4med (talk) 00:55, 20 September 2012 (UTC) It is debatable that this be considered a craniofacial appliance, but that is fine. The "orbital" prosthesis in WikiCommons is only to distinguish it from one residing in the ('socket' between and behind the eyelids). It might better be termed an 'external' prosthesis. Will next upload a better image of a custom prosthesis. This page needs to be legible to patients, and currently reads like competing commercial interests. Art4med (talk) 15:03, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

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