The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-19
Personal BEAUTY RESTORED.
An Art that l. Invaluable TO the Unfortunate
Man who has Lost an Eye.

Man VINO mas isOt IN rye.
When n surgeon Ia forced to the last altcr-
native Of taking out IN eye. 1t is desirable that
he should leave MS much Of the ball as possible.
Makers Of artificial eyes call this the stump;
and II 1t is large 1t moves the artificial eye back
and forth so naturally thnt the change is not
perccptbe except to very close observer
whose attention has previously been called to
tho misfortune Of the wcarcr.
when the patient first goes TO the mixer Of
artificial eyes. the latter carefully studies the
cavity. the size and shape Of the stump and the
size of the eyelids measured on their inner sur
face These measurements differ greatly In
different persons, and are very irregular in
the same person: so that In no case can tho
porcelain bc made symnetricnlly perfect
sphere of porcelain II never used. lme new eye
IL always hollow ON the inner SIDE. Inc extent
OF this cuncnvty depends upon The SIZE ot the
stump. which the porcelain must I'll accurately.
but without hurging There are no rules OF
measurement for making good tit and iorthis
renson maker OF artificial eyes should DC an
artist. =,
essentials spoken of above. he next studies the
good eye Of his patient. He estimates the
closely examines the colors Of the iris. These
colors are never " laid on by nature IN pre-
cisry the same way Even in the case ~ two
persons whose eyes have precisely the sumo
shade Of color. the eff'ot Il produced hv diner.
ent Arrangements ot nature Errens' Elav. anu
blues The evemakcr closely examines these
pccuiinrlties md then he II regdy 10 10 INTO his
workshop. His mnterial Is kind OF porcelain.
Some eycmakCrs claim peculiar eNcellences
for the material they use. II clear nnnealed
glass could be used. an artificial eye might lnst
for many wears but IN 9rd@r !, rroduie rwni n,
oxides are attacked by the saline huinors ~ mo
eye. and the surface becomes rough. rms
eye after il has been worn about eighteen
months. The best eyes, uudor tho most
favorable circumstances. cannot he worn
lpp.rnr than fHrpp The material oil the
eycmaker is drawn for MIN ut glass mgnuIac-
| turers into tubes about one men anu hnli IN
| little smaller than = lead pencil Next he blows
| n bulb at one end OF the size OF the sound eyebal
/ in his patron. contgiylng tu make Slightly Oval
| Ia Initiate tho natural curvature OF the eye. AT
| the place where the iris and pupil are 10 b. he
| fatt.ns the little sphere anu IN NE cch'rc o.
| black pigment. This is thG. pupI. ,NsNtiol9ws
| work Of great nicely. With indeiiol. coors
| pnrt OF the sphere around tie pupisl. the iris
| which h" has previously studied ih the SOUND
| eve This having boon done. circular piece
/ Of clcar crystal glass, fiat ON one side ana con
veN on the other. Is mid upon ne pismgnts'
ths porcelain with the aid Of blow
pipe After this delicatr operation the front Of
| eye which 1t ~ TO match. with tho exception OF
| the small red veins In the cyehnll These are
initiated by drawing out red glass 70 re pc ies,
sary lneness. and applying piis OF TINS glass
| thread. while yet hot. in vein-like shapes. TO
the cornea. They are fused into tundcr the
flame Of the blow pipe lhe work Of Initiating
| the natural eye ~ complete.
/ Next the operator draws With n load pencil m
| irregular I'm" onihe poreelniu sphere enclosing
| the irIs. This inarSs N thai part 81 the .roni
of the sphere whies is u constitute the artificial
eve. He alterward follows this line with the
/ hot point Of 4 piece OF glass or iron, ana thus
| cracks of the part lie wants. tn" edges are
tpen fled or chirprd on until the eye Will A.
curgtrly 10 In the spaces beneath the "ycliGs
| accord ia, TO the m"asUreucnis NJ mas taken
| After Oh has been done the Artin'iM eve T.