A NEW ARTIFICIAL EYE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 292, 13 July 1917, Page 1 (Supplement)

A NEW ARTIFICIAL EYE.

The high velocities and high explosiveness of the present day projectiles often result in facial wounds cf most horrible appearance in the repair of which the surgeons meet with extreme difficulties. In part."i'br soldiers return from the I'll" cf fire not merely with an ev» shot, out, hut with the entire lid and eye rochet d est roved, and the absence of these foundations has often made the insertion of an artificial eye impossible. I'ntil now there has :;»vnr' existed any means for concealing this disfigurement and restoring to the unfoit inate victim the appearrinco of a normal man two eves. I'u. ()iii!e recently a Ficnch ccnlist, Henri Einius. 'as made it possible t f > do this even vh 'u the rvoli 1 '.•! • ni'dv mis-i'rr. In its »•. ?«j.sf:;! feat"res tl:o .•!>- parntus consist.- of an r.rtifieial eye, eouipied wilh lid of .my convenient ?'ln:fic pinicria! naraflui or niou'dins pn.ste, coli.nreil fr> match the rub.ioct's ccmplexion. This eye is furnished also with lashes, to :cive to >t the fm li, "t possible extent the ;r.ipe.i ranee of a natural eye. Fi derives i(- suppoit from fine metal wires atlaeluv' to "ye-sra*" or rl'cctaelep. so adjusted '''"t v.-hen the latter is placed the r*o»p tlie artificial ey> f.ills accurately into ils cavity.