Process for the production of a prosthetic eye
OwnerThomas J. Meakeminventor
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Abstract
A method of preparing a prosthetic eye having a matching appearance of a natural eye by (a) taking an impression of the missing eye socket and evaluating soft tissue, (b) positioning a wax try in the socket for proper aperture and centering, (c) taking pictures of the natural eye using a high resolution camera and projecting the resulting pictures on a screen with color enhancement to obtain correct shades and color for the prosthetic, and (d) printing the color enhanced reproduction of the natural eye on the prosthetic, which is a material stable with acrylics, to obtain an exact duplicate of the natural eye. The information obtained from the natural eye can be stored and reproduced whenever required.
Claims1
A process for the production of a prosthetic eye that substantially matches the appearance and color of a patient's natural eye which comprises the steps of:
- (1) obtaining an impression of a missing eye socket and evaluating soft tissue,
- (2) positioning a wax try in the eye socket for proper aperture and centering,
- (3) taking multiple pictures of iris and sclera of the patient's natural eye with a digital camera which provides digital electrical signals to a signal process,
- (4) projecting the resulting pictures obtained by the signal process on a screen with color enhancement to obtain the correct shades and color for the prosthetic,
- (5) forming a scleral base and then laser printing the color enhanced picture of the natural eye on an acrylic compatible material, and
- (6) placing the acrylic compatible material on the scleral base and applying a finishing coat of clear acrylic and then contouring and polishing to produce the finished prosthetic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.