Video: Making a prosthetic eye
Jun. 14th, 2009 01:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kestrellSomeone was wondering how a prosthetic eye is made, so here is a YouTube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB5wTYNscWs
Notes: the material used to make an impression is called alginate because it is made from a quick-drying algae.
The machine which does the final polishing after the varnishing works and sounds just like a bowling bowl polisher, but much smaller.
The entire process takes less than one business day.
Not sure this is shown in the video, but at least some ocularists have this binder/book of eyes in closeup, showing an almost infinite variety of eyes in various color and shape configurations, enlarged so that small details such as veins and colorations can be seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB5wTYNscWs
Notes: the material used to make an impression is called alginate because it is made from a quick-drying algae.
The machine which does the final polishing after the varnishing works and sounds just like a bowling bowl polisher, but much smaller.
The entire process takes less than one business day.
Not sure this is shown in the video, but at least some ocularists have this binder/book of eyes in closeup, showing an almost infinite variety of eyes in various color and shape configurations, enlarged so that small details such as veins and colorations can be seen.
