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artificial eye

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noun

  1. a manufactured eye of glass, plastic, or other material, usually hemispherical or cup-shaped, worn cosmetically over a blind eye or in the socket of a lost eye and sometimes attached to muscles to provide movement.


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I don’t know what to do with it for the artificial eye.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier versions of artificial eye devices required external power sources and cables that extended outside the eye.

From Science Daily

Katie Piper has decided to get an "artificial eye" more than 16 years after an acid attack which left her with serious injuries and permanent scarring.

From BBC

According to the NHS's National Artificial Eye Service, a prosthetic eye shell - also known as a cosmetic shell - is a thin artificial eye individually manufactured for patients.

From BBC

This particular strain has been tied to three eye care products produced by Global Pharma in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu: EzriCare Artificial Tears and Delsam’s Artificial Tears and Artificial Eye Ointment.

From Washington Times