Creating Artificial Eyes and Facial Prosthetics: The Art Behind the Trade

Boston University College of Fine Arts alumni Kaylee Dougherty (CFA'11) works at Boston Ocular Prosthetics, Inc. where she hand-crafts prosthetic eyes, prosthetic ears, prosthetic noses, and other facial prosthetics.
Dougherty recently earned certification as a clinical anaplastologist and is training to become a certified ocularist. As an ocularist, she creates artificial eyes for patients born without eyes or for those who have lost them to accident or disease. As an anaplastologist, she sculpts facial prosthetics for an array of patients. The goal is to match the prosthesis so precisely to her patient’s natural features that her artwork is mistaken for the real thing.
Read the story about Kaylee Dougherty creating artificial eyes and facial prosthetics on BU Today: www.bu.edu/toda...

[@davidwayne9982]

So there IS a "clear coat" over the eye to protect it and keep it shiney???? THIS IS a highly specialized ART - and ART is the exact word-- you guys are super skilled!!!! (not to mention, you're GORGEOUS too!!).. I am AMAZED. My ocularist made me a TERMINATOR eye-- that actually looks metallic and the red glow shines when light hits it... I LOVE it!! And there is a guy on YT that says he paid $10,000 for HIS terminator eye-- and it LOOKS painted-- like a paint by number set-- but the one MY ocularist made-- looks SO VERY REAL.... I LOVE IT!!! Would you please do a VIDEO on what to expect once the eye is in??? How it should feel- what to do if it does'nt feel RIGHT etc.??? THANKS...

[@Valkonnen]

The clear acrylic is added in a final layer and polished to give a lensing effect, not to make it shiny although it does end up doing that too. As for the quality of your friends work . compared to yours, the talents and abilities of each artist varies. Like some dentists do just regular work in sculpture and creation of teeth while others perfectly match say, a missing front tooth to match so exactly that every groove is the same in the fake tooth.

[@glenicecrease5115]

Wonderful! I didn’t know that artificial eyes could move.

[@qaiserbhatti3118]

Wonderful job

[@lauramanno2055]

How can I contact Kaylee ? I am willing to set up an appointment - 2024 May

[@mikedavies4561]

Good job

[@johnomoya8957]

I lost one of my eye in a car accident desperately in need of artificial one plz

[@penchansothyda9866]

Can you help me to find where can I learn how to make artificial eye?

[@ইবনেমাহমুদনীল]

How much ?

[@floydthompson3012]

Good job.i wood like to get a right eye.but I am in Jamaica .

[@fightclub4407]

First Nice video

[@sureshbhadu9388]

Please answer me

[@kendrezraye1121]

On

[@kendrezraye1121]

Ok

[@fsukra8329]

I am Sri Lanka I am all so want this to artificial eye

[@sureshbhadu9388]

I am from India, I wants a artificial eye

[@Abdullah-sy9hx]

You should search of Google or another search engine about that & go to a official website to order one! I'm also single eyed from birth!

[@daicram9382]

Why is there only 1 comment

[@kanealson5200]

I see two. No, three

[@daniel-kz7hq]

@@kanealson5200 lol now 4