Carole Lewis, B.C.O of Esthetic Eyes Inc, speaking engagement during the AAO 2017 event at the American Academy Of Ophthalmology in New Orleans, Louisiana, discussing “Non-Surgical Periorbital Completion”. Contact Esthetic Eyes with any questions or for a FREE consultation: Email: office@estheticeyes.com US Office Phone: +1.310-271-8801 You may also click on SKYPE CONSULTATIONS below to schedule a FREE consultation worldwide via …
Scleral Shell With Optics
There are some conditions of the eyes which allow people to retain vision, however some eyes may appear distorted and/or have blemishes. With strategic non-surgical procedures, an ocularist will be able to properly accommodate ocular prosthetic pieces which will help maintain their vision with an incredibly enhanced appearance. A scleral shell with optics is able to accentuate the intricate fitting …
What Makes Beautiful, Attractive Lips?
Lips define our expressions, speech, how we eat, how we drink and more. As we can see, from the wide variety of movements our lips produce, it is simple to understand how these movements can quickly lead to wrinkles. Many people invest in getting a smile makeover in Rochester or wherever they are located when their teeth start to show …
What is Stenting?
In medicine, a stent is a metal or plastic tube inserted into the lumen of an anatomic vessel or duct to keep the passageway open. There is a wide variety of stents used for different purposes, from expandable coronary stents, stenting for peripheral vascular disease, and stents used to help tear flow from the duct to the nasal passage. In …
What Is The Best Solution To Soak A Prosthesis In Overnight?
Possibilities: OCuSOFT Tap Water Distilled Water Contact Lens Saline Solution Effervescent Denture Cleaning Solution By tradition, we have used sterile saline solution to rinse ocular prosthetics for several decades. With advanced technology and information from a longstanding cardiologist patient of mine, we discussed the removal of his scleral shell at night as an operating surgeon and soaking it in distilled …
What do you prefer, a Glass Prosthesis or an Acrylic Prosthesis?
With the help of scientifically advanced tools and computer graphics, acrylic prosthetic eyes are becoming the most modern and efficient method for prosthetic eye replacement. With acrylic prosthetics, also known as PMMA (or polymethyl methacrylate), there are multiple advantages proven to produce the best outcome for patients. Combined with the ease and comfort of wearing an acrylic eye, they also …
What is ICAN?
What is ICAN? ICAN stands for the International Children’s Anophthalmia Network. It is a support group made up of families who have a child diagnosed with very underdeveloped eyes and professionals who treat anophthalmia and/or microphthalmia. For many parts of the world, this disease is rare and therefore, it is difficult to treat since many professionals lack experience. Carole Lewis, Board Certified …
Conjunctivitis and GPC
There is an evident reaction individuals might experience once a foreign item is introduced to the inner eyelid tissues. It is likely for a patient who utilizes ocular prosthetics to encounter these effects and concerns. One of the possible side effects from ocular prosthetics may be conjunctivitis or GPC, “Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis”. GPC is an irritation and inflammation of the …
Optical Esthetics
We are not all mirror images of our right and left sides. Sometimes a pre-surgical discrepancy becomes accentuated post surgically due to loss of tissue support. This could call additional attention to the reconstruction. Within the field of optical esthetics, lenses can be used to to in effect distort this physical discrepancy to become less obvious. In this …
GLOSSARY of Ocular Birth Defects
Here is a Glossary of Ocular Birth Defects for parents and children to gain further understanding. If you are worried about the potential of these happening, you could look at having dna testing in Charleston WV done to see if these defects run in your family, or you could contact your local doctors to discuss options on how to handle …
