Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who is skilled in the design, fabrication, and fitting of artificial eyes and in the making of prostheses associated with the appearance or function of the eyes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A manufacturer of artificial eyes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone who specializes in the fabrication and fitting of
ocular prostheses for people who have lost an eye or eyes due to trauma or illness.
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Examples
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And then a month later, she will be sent to an ocularist who out of acrylic will make a shield that will look like the other side.
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It takes 10,000 hours of apprentice work to become a certified ocularist
CNN.com 2011
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Christie Erickson became an ocularist after her son lost his eye in an accident
CNN.com 2011
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Christie Erickson became an ocularist after her son lost his eye in an accident
CNN.com 2011
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Christie Erickson became an ocularist after her son lost his eye in an accident
CNN.com 2011
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It takes 10,000 hours of apprentice work to become a certified ocularist
CNN.com 2011
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Christie Erickson became an ocularist after her son lost his eye in an accident
CNN.com 2011
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It takes 10,000 hours of apprentice work to become a certified ocularist
CNN.com 2011
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Christie Erickson became an ocularist after her son lost his eye in an accident
CNN.com 2011
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It takes 10,000 hours of apprentice work to become a certified ocularist
CNN.com 2011
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Today, we call professional eye makers ocularists. They work in a field called ocularistry. They are not doctors. They have a variety of backgrounds: sometimes sculpture or painting, sometimes medical illustration, sometimes special-effects makeup artistry, sometimes something completely unrelated to eye making. Most often, they are self-employed, owners of their own small businesses, or work for a self-employed ocularist. Almost always, you’ll find their offices in medical parks next to those of orthodontists, veterinarians, optometrists, urologists, allergists, dermatologists. Sometimes they’ll be in brick buildings by themselves on thoroughfares near shopping malls and fast-food restaurants or on the sixth floor of a building downtown. Many times, an ocularist will belong to a family with generations of ocularists, the older teaching the younger, the business passed on like an heirloom. You can find third-generation and even fifth-generation ocularists.
The Ancient Art and Intimate Craft of Artificial Eyes The MIT Press Reader 2025
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For millennia, people have been trying to recreate the human eye in all its complexity. One of the earliest known artificial eyes was found in a burial site in what is now southeastern Iran. It was made of tar and animal fat, or maybe bitumen, with gold wire capillaries and a sunburst iris. It was beautiful, and very likely worn while the woman was alive. Today, the tradition continues in a field called ocularistry. Ocularists are not doctors. They have a variety of backgrounds: sometimes sculpture or painting, sometimes medical illustration, sometimes special-effects makeup artistry. Many times, they belong to a family with generations of ocularists, the older teaching the younger, the business passed on like an heirloom.
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trivet commented on the word ocularist
False eye manufacturer.
They have a website.
April 9, 2008
reesetee commented on the word ocularist
Oh, yes, false eyeball makers! I used to use their photos as desktop images when I worked in ophthalmological editing.
April 9, 2008
vendingmachine commented on the word ocularist
An ocularist designs and creates realistic-looking artificial eyeballs. Ocularists who study as medical appliance technicians might fit and create custom eyes for people who have lost one or both eyes because of an accident or an illness. Or, they may help in the design of mass-produced eyes for people who can’t afford custom eyeballs. Ocularists also offer their services creating realistic eyes for mannequins, sculptures and TV and film props. Training for this job usually involves intensive study for five years or longer under an established skilled ocularist. An ocularist's salary depends on his experience, skill, level of study and the type and size of project.
June 22, 2015