Artificial eye and method of manufacture

An artificial eye, comprising:

• a cup-shaped transparent body member having a substantially continuous concave inner surface and a substantially aspherical convex outer surface, the body member including:
• a pupil portion aligned under center of the aspherical convex outer surface, wherein the pupil portion is defined by a slot formed in the continuous concave inner surface of the body member, wherein the slot extends outwardly from the continuous concave inner surface towards the aspherical convex outer surface;
• a substantially annular iris portion abutting the peripheral edge of the pupil portion for defining a boundary between the pupil portion and the iris portion;
• and
• a plurality of spaced discontinuous grooves formed in the continuous concave inner surface of the iris portion of the body member, each groove of the plurality of grooves being straight or curvilinear in different directions along the length of the groove to provide the artificial eye with a natural appearance of depth and liquidity when painted, wherein each groove extends outwardly from the continuous concave inner surface towards the aspherical convex outer surface, wherein the grooves are visibly magnified through the iris portion for refraction of light rays from angularly disposed surfaces defining the grooves in the continuous concave inner surface and diffusion of light rays through the transparent body member.