Definition of ocularist
: a person who makes and fits artificial eyes
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Many of them were made by an ocularist in Germany that specialized in making prostheses for human beings.
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The procedure is actually called enucleation, and ocularist is the correct way to categorize this specialist.
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These ocular prostheses are made by ocularists, professionals who are trained in both the fabrication and fitting of the prostheses.
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The average area available inside a prosthetic eye for an imaging sensor is only about 8 square mm, explains Phil Bowen, an ocularist who is working with Spence.
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First Known Use of ocularist
1866
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medical Definition of ocularist
: a person who makes and fits artificial eyes
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