BEIJING: “Great! It looks exactly the same as my own eye. Now, I have no regrets,” exclaimed Champa Yudron, who lost her left eye decades ago, as she tried on her new ocular prosthesis. Standing beside her, Xintong, a 27-year-old ocularist, shares the joy with this elderly lady who traveled more than 3,000 kilometers from Nyingchi in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region to Beijing.
However, without closer observation, one might easily overlook the fact that the young girl who presented Champa Yudron with the new “eye” is herself a one-eyed person who also relies on artificial eyes. An ocular prosthesis, commonly known as artificial eyes, offers a cosmetic improvement for those who have lost their eyes by using an artificial substitute.
Xintong lost her right eye in a car accident in 2013. After losing an eye, Xintong described her life as plunging into a world of “2.5 dimensions,” experiencing a narrower range of vision.
Due to the deterioration of her spatial awareness and three-dimensionality, she mentioned that simple tasks like pouring water into a cup became challenging, watching 3D movies was no longer possible, crossing the street required a 180-degree head turn, and walking too quickly often resulted in collisions with walls.
“I didn’t know what to do next,” Xintong said, mentioning that she had transformed from being cheerful to consistently feeling melancholic. –Agencies
