It sounds as if the artificial eye needs resizing. If the prosthesis is too big, too small or just not the right shape for the eye socket it will tend to rotate, be uncomfortable or fall out. Can your friend easily get to an Ocularist (eye maker)? Which country does he live in? If you follow this link you may be able to find someone close to him: http://artificialeyes.net/ocularists/

Kind regards,

Jenny Geelen.

It is sad that you are still living with deep seated emotional pain after 5 years. I know of some that have suffered for 50 years and more but eventually do get through their anguish. For one man it took writing his story down. He wrote non stop with no capitals with no punctuation, for 16 pages free hand. It was a healing experience for him and I often recommend it to others. By writing your story down, it takes the information out of the emotional side of your brain and puts it into a more practical place where it can be dealt with more effectively. If you are still having difficulties after writing your story down, then it is also helpful to talk to a counselor or psychologist. A problem shared is a problem halved.
Kind regards,

Jenny Geelen.

As yet there is no ophthalmologist that has been able to successfully transplant a human eye. I know it is something that Doctors are working on, but I believe that with stem cell research, people will one day grow their own eyes back. If you have healthy eyes it is a great idea to hang on to them. You never know when something sudden and accidental can take the sight in one, so it is comforting to have a spare. I cannot think of any doctor that would remove a healthy eye.

Kind regards,

Jenny Geelen
Ocularist.

I’m having a delicate situation and would like to know if is possible to make a test on my eyes as I would like to sell one. I’m a very healthy person and need to make the operation as soon as possible.

Any further details, contact me.

Kind regards,

Luka

I was so young that I only remember bits and pieces of the whole experience, including the time I spent in the hospital. Obviously, it became a life-changing experience, but, until I was in my 30s, not for the best. My parents always saw me as being disabled and not capable of accomplishing much in life. As such, I was never encouraged or pushed to excel. That didn’t stop me, however; it just made the experience of doing so more of a challenge.

My toughest times were in school. Kids were just as cruel then as they are today, so I had to endure the name-calling, bullying and not being picked for sports teams. My parents never let me play team sports such as baseball or football. In high school, I was the only person (out of 22) not selected to be in a club that was voted on by fellow students. It was devastating, and I could hardly wait to get out of school and prove myself on my own.

Shortly after H.S. graduation, I took up tennis and became quite good, playing at 3.5 – 4.0 USTA level until I was well into my 40s and the “itis brothers” starting causing more bodily pain that it was worth. I certainly wasn’t a great player, but very competitive in area tournaments. My greatest pleasure was beating a very good friend who didn’t realize I was monovision. It was hilarious to hear him say, “You mean I’ve been being beaten by someone with ONE EYE?” As a tough military officer, it was hard for him to take… you know, being beaten by an inferior form of the species!

I struggled socially and didn’t date except sporatically until my mid-20s. There were plenty of full-vision guys out there, so I couldn’t imagine why a nice girl would “settle” for someone like me. That is, until I got a call one evening from a beautiful school teacher who called to ask me to take her to her school’s Christmas party.

I couldn’t believe it! Anyway, we had a great time, fell in love and have now been married for over 30 years.

There were two other major factors that changed my life and allowed me to focus on the positives that had eluded me for so much of my life. First was that I had an enucleation of my eye and was fitted with a full prosthesis that provided a much more real look and provided (limited) movement of the prosthesis.

That replaced scleral shells that I had worn up to that point. Secondly was completing a 13-week Dale Carnegie course. The combination truly opened my eyes to optimism and self-confidence that I had mostly lacked in my early years.

During the past 20 years, I have had a very joyful life, full of a fun career in the newspaper, radio and TV industry, even doing on-air TV newscasts and hosting other TV shows. I starting doing about whatever I wanted to for recreation… tennis, motorcycling (lots of it!), canoeing, camping, swimming, water skiing, jet-skiing, etc.

Parents, if you’ve gotten this far reading my story, if you take nothing else from my experience and the experience of others, it is that you MUST be a source of total encouragement to your child who has lost an eye.

Don’t you dare tell your youngster he/she can’t do something because of his vision. Fill him with hope, love and the encouragement he needs to make his life not just good, but great. Whatever his attitude is about his situation, you are his greatest influence in making his life whole.

I have always known that there is something special about you. Something that i wont see from any random people. It’s your determination, your passion and extraordinary gift of encouragement.

Your story is like a breath of hope and an assurance that everything will turn out right, even in the middle of the storm.

You’ve always been a big brother to me and i have always run to you if i have problems financially or work wise. No wonder why you always know the right words to say…

Now, i’m thankful for sharing this secret to us [your GIMEL family]. You have left a mark in our hearts, and lesson that we will always treasure forever.