Care

Your eye replacement can be worn day and night. Periodically you can wash the acrylic eye if you wish to cleanse it of secretions or foreign matter. This can be done with the prosthesis in or out of the socket. To wash the prosthesis while in the socket, use an over the counter saline solution. Squeeze drops onto the prosthesis as you would with regular eyedrops. To wash the prosthesis while it is out of the socket, use a mild ordinary soap and warm water. Use your thumb and forefinger to rub it clean. Don't use a brush of any sort as this can scratch the surface. Also, do not use rubbing alcohol which can destroy the finish.

Take care not to drop your ocular prosthesis. This can chip or scratch the surface, which must be repaired by your ocularist. If you are not wearing your prosthesis for any length of time, store the prosthesis in plain water.

Your eye socket, once it is healed after surgery, will require little maintenance. If your socket needs additional care, your ophthalmologist will recommend it.

Remember, the better you take care of your acrylic eye, the longer it will last.