An empowering resource designed for parents raising a child with a prosthetic or blind eye

I was assaulted by a client during a home visit, my eye continued to cause pain and that led to enucleation

St. Jude saved my life and I've been cancer-free ever since.

That is where the line drive met my right eye. My eye was definitely on the ball. Sorry, bad humor.

On the 4th of July, there was an accident where a firework had blown up and it had blown my right eye, my eyelid, and my cheek.

The key ruptured my globe which caused me to have an enucleation of my left eye and replace it with a prosthetic eye.

I feel like I was truly meant to lose an eye because it has brought out so many positives in my life. It has forged who I am.

Attendees of the conference will have the opportunity to hear from 4 notable speakers within the community.

One bullet went directly through my left eye and another through my left cheek.

I had a second retina detachment surgery in December that changed my life forever.

I could never see more than light and movement in my left eye. I was born with PHPV (Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous)

The program is designed to help individuals and their caregivers to overcome and grow through the life-altering experience of vision loss.

I’m 19 years into recovery now and I’m coping very well with my prosthetic eye.

A driver ran a red light, and when my airbag deployed a metal washer shot into my eye.

· How do most people adjust to getting a prosthetic eye early in life compared to people who are adults?

On my path to becoming an optometrist, some people told me I would not be able to excel due to my monocular status.

Looking into a mirror and really observing our faces, our eyes, and our prosthetic eyes.

I was diagnosed with a form of cancer called Retinoblastoma.

...“people with one eye,” “prosthetic eye” and “eye removal surgeries,” something I never thought I would be searching for myself.

I now face a life-altering change and have basic fears of the unknown. Am I strong enough to endure this? Mentally, will I overcome this?