Ocularist
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An ocularist is an eye care professional who specializes in the fabricating and fitting of ocular prostheses for people who have lost eyes due to trauma or illness. An Ocularist is a specialist that is trained in the arts of fitting, shapping, and painting ocular prostheses.
In addition to creating the prosthetic eye, the ocularist shows the patient how to care and handle the prosthesis. The ocularist also provides long-term care for the patient through periodic examinations.
The backgrounds of ocularist are in various disiplins. Medical, Optometry, Dental, Nursing, Biology, Medical Arts and Illistration etc. There is not a specific training program of study to become an ocularist at the present time. The A person must learn how to make artificial eyes through an apprenticeship with an approved board certified ocularist. To become board certified the ocularist must undergo a 5 year residency or internship of 10,000 hours in practical training. Upon compleation of a practical and written examination the ocularist become board certified and the Diplomate of the American Society of Ocularists, is awarded. To qualify for the Society’s apprenticeship program, the ocularist must train under a Board Approved Diplomate Ocularist (BADO).
See also
External links
- [American Society of Ocularists]
- [American Anaplastology Association]
- [American Board of Ophthalmology]
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