The loss of an eye or any part of the face in most cases will cause extreme apprehension and disbelief to the person involved. However, with the prosthetic eye techniques and material available today, these problems are readily solved both physically and the physiologically.
The ocular prosthesis /scleral shell also commonly referred to as a glass eye or plastic eye, are made from the highest grade of medical materials.
The staff at the Center for Custom Prosthetics has a combined clinical experience of over 60 years. With this experience, it is possible to use methods and materials available today to create extremely realistic prosthetic eyes allowing the prosthetist to restore the loss to its natural appearance in match and mobility.
The Center for Custom Prosthetics is known for the highest standard of workmanship throughout the medical profession both in the United States and Internationally. A wide range of services offered at the Center include ocular prosthetics, scleral shells, conformers, ocular implants and facial prosthetics. We not only treat adult patients, but also infants with eye problems, such as retinoblastoma or micro ophthalmia.
Patients travel throughout the state and worldwide to our state of the art facility which is located in the beautiful city of Naples in SW Florida for prosthetic eye treatment.
For the convenience of our patients, we offer a two night stay a hotel nearby (at no cost to the Patient) to the center for the duration of their treatment.
From the moment you contact the Center, through the insurance benefit/ preauthorization process, to the three day appointments for the custom impression/ mold, custom coloring and veining, delivery and adjustments of your ocular artificial eye or scleral shell and the prosthetic eye care needed for your new prosthetic eye, our Center strives to give you the highest attention, care and respect you deserve.
Please feel free to call the Center for an appointment or for a personal consultation concerning artificial plastic eyes. We will be more than happy to speak to you personally to answer any questions you have as it relates to artificial eyes and procedures.
Featured News David Trainer was featured today on the Rachael Ray Show. The moving story of Chrissy Steltz was highlighted on Rachael's show today (October 6th 2010). David Trainer from the Center for Custom Prosthetics has gained worlwide recognition for his incredible work. David Trainer travelled to New York to be on the show.
David is world- renowned as a Maxillo-Facial Prosthetist. David has 25 years of experience with prosthetic rehabilitation, which has included modifying a technique to improve a system for the coloring of silicone to exactly match human tissue and also techniques to blend the edges to the skin to disappear, i.e., "disappearing edge".
You can read more about the story on the Rachael Ray website by clicking here.
Amenities
Hotels are conveniently located very close to the office in Naples. Our clients get a discounted corporate rate of $54 per night