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Pediatrics: The Fitting Process
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At approximately 4-6 weeks following enucleation the process begins with a consultation, which provides an opportunity for your
child to become comfortable with our Ocularist.
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We are sensitive to the needs of each family and will do our best to fully explain what will take place during your visit at
our office It is important for the Ocularist and parents to limit their expectations of what will be accomplished during the
first visit. It is common to expect three to four visits to complete a Prosthesis. One –day service is available to those traveling
a far distance to our office.
Follow – up visits for infants and toddlers receiving Prosthesis are scheduled approximately every four months.
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Enlargement or replacement of the first artificial eye for an infant may be required in a year or less. This mainly due to growth and color
change during the first two years of the infant’s life. It is often possible to enlarge your child’s current Prosthesis if only
minor changes are required. This defers the need for a completely new prosthetic eye for at least some period of time.
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Between the ages of two thru five, annual replacements are common, but again not always necessary, mainly depending on the
amount of tissue settlement in the eye socket and growth of the child. At approximately age three, follow up visits to the
Ocularist can be reduced to every six months.
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From age 6 thru 12, replacements are required even less frequently. In this age category, it is more common to keep the same
Prosthesis for two or more years, using the enlargement option in between. However, the patient should still continue with
follow- up visits every six months.
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