More than 3,000 patients in the United States ordered prosthetic lenses in 1998. However, that’s just a small portion of those that would – if they or their eyecare practitioners knew that lenses were readily available.(1)
For a number of reasons, including eye injuries, one patient's eye may appear differently than the other. Marietta Optometry provides custom-tinted contact lenses to aesthetically match dissimilar appearing eyes, closely simulating the patterns and colors of the natural eye. This includes discolored or misshaped pupils and eyes that suffer from albinism, color vision deficiencies, amblyopia, or another other ocular anomaly .
To properly design the lens, we need the following information:
1. A close-up color photograph of the good and bad eyes.
2. Because these lenses are available in prescription, please indicate whether there is vision in the damaged eye.
For more information about prosthetic lenses call our offices.
You can now order our Prosthetic Lens Palette to aid in the matching of your patient's eyes to the available lens designs. Call for details.
(1) Source: Ophthalmology Management
Patient A - Before
Patient A - After
Patient B - Before
Patient B - After
Patient C - Before
Patient C - After
Comments: I just wanted to take a few moments to express my sincere
gratitude to Kristen, Dewey, Dr Weber and all staff that was involved with
helping me with my prosthetic lens. The process took over a year because of
the complexity of my situation...severe damage due to a gunshot wound 15
years ago. But now, my life has changed.
Throughout that entire process, with almost a dozen trial lenses, all
involved were extremely patient, kind, and sensitive to how this injury has
impacted my daily life. After seeing many specialists in my quest to find a
reasonable solution, I finally found Marietta Vision.
Marietta Vision's standard of care raises the bar for how business should be
conducted. They genuinely care about their customers...it's simple but
rare. With every visit, their compassion was evident. It was is if no
matter how long it took, no matter how many tries, they were willing to do
anything to help me.
It's said that "the eyes are the path into one's soul". I've lived for 15
years not looking people in the eyes when I speak with them. Now, after a
few days with my new prosthetic lens, I feel like a new person. I'm not
afraid to look others proudly in the face.
You cant put a price on quality of life. I feel better (no headaches), I
look better (need all the help I can get), and now enjoy smiling at people.
It's truly priceless.
