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Ocular Prosthetic, 1949
Artifact no. 2001.0261
Canada Science and Technology Museum

Publication/Creation Date
1949
Creators/Contributors
American Optical Corporation (creator)
Media Type
Graphical Image
Persuasive Intent
Information
Discursive Type
Inventions
Description
These ocular prosthetics demonstrate well the importance of form and function in wearable tech design. Custom-moulded to fit the exact contours of the wearer’s eye socket, these prosthetics were hand-detailed to visually replicate the wearer’s original (biological) eyes. They also performed a number of significant physiological functions, including preventing the collapse of the remaining soft tissue in the eye socket, preventing eyelids and lashes from turning in, and facilitating the proper circulation of tears to clean and lubricate the socket and lids.

Made in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA.
HCI Platform
Implantables
Relation to Body
In
Related Body Part
Eye
Augments
Seeing, Altering, Concealing, Protecting, Replacing, Stabilizing, Supporting
Technology Keywords
Prosthetics, Ocular Prosthetics, Prosthetic Eyes
Keywords
Health, History, Medical, Museum
Marketing Keywords
Monoplex Eye Prosthetic, American Optical Corporation
Source
https://ingeniumcanada.org/ingenium/collection-research/collection-item.php?id=2001.0261.001
Related Items
American Optical Corporation
Canada Science And Technology Museum
Related Collections
The Wearable Past (2018)
Date archived
March 30 2018
Last edited
July 5 2021
How to cite this entry
American Optical Corporation. (1949). "Ocular Prosthetic, 1949
Artifact no. 2001.0261
Canada Science and Technology Museum". Canada Science and Technology Museum. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/2896