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causes of eye loss

Microphthalmia / Anophthalmia

micropthalmia is a developmental disorder of the eye that literally
means small eye.One (Unilateral Microphthalmia) or both (Bilateral
Microphthalmia) eyes may be involved.Anophthalmia is the congenital
absence of one or both eyes.

Retinoblastoma

Retinoblastoma (Rb) is a rapidly developing cancer which develops in
the cells of retina, the light detecting tissue of the eye.

Ocularist

An ocularist is someone who specializes in the fabrication and fitting
of ocular prostheses for people who have lost an eye or eyes due to
trauma or illness.

Ocularist

An ocularist is someone who specializes in the fabrication and fitting
of ocular prostheses for people who have lost an eye or eyes due to
trauma or illness.

Ocularist

An ocularist is someone who specializes in the fabrication and fitting
of ocular prostheses for people who have lost an eye or eyes due to
trauma or illness.

Artificial eyes

An ocular prosthesis or artificial eye  replaces an absent natural eye
following an enucleation, evisceration, or orbital
exenteration.Someone with an ocular prosthetic is totally blind on the
affected side and has monocular (one sided) vision which affects depth
perception.Artificial eye is made of medical grade plastic acrylic.A
variant of the ocular prosthesis is a very thin hard shell known as a
scleral shell which can be worn over a damaged eye.