The Bio-eye ocular implant is surgically placed within the orbit at the time the eye is removed, and the tissues are closed over the implant. 

A temporary conformer is then placed over the implant and under the eyelids to maintain the space for the artificial eye.

Six to eight weeks later, a visit is made to an ocularist. This highly skilled specialist will create a detailed artificial eye-often astonishing in its lifelike appearance -that exactly matches your natural eye. The artificial eye fits over the implant and under the eyelids, and will move as the implant moves or "tracks" along with the natural eye.

If further movement is desired, your eye care specialist can perform a simple procedure to connect the artificial eye to the implant, by means of a peg. In this optional procedure, a hole is placed in the implant and a peg is inserted into the hole. The latest materials are used for the pegging system and titanium is now the material of choice.

Once the peg is placed in the implant, a month healing time is suggested before the ocularist modifies the back of the artificial eye to accept the head of the peg, thus forming a direct link to the artificial eye.

The peg-fitting procedure can only be performed after the implant has had time to fill with tissue from the orbit, usually about six months after implantation. 

A bone scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test should be performed to confirm whether the implant is ready to accept a peg. These tests, as well as the peg fitting procedure, are usually painless.

Once your ocularist has properly fit the artificial eye, the full benefits of the Bio-eye ocular implant will be available to you. Of course, the final results in each case will vary depending on the condition of the orbit, muscles, surrounding tissues and the skill of the doctor and ocularist.    

 

The Photos above show the movement possible with 
the Bio-eye Ocular Implant.  Which eye is it?

Click here to see the eye movement