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prosthesis

Artificial device used to substitute for a body part which is defective or missing. Prostheses include artificial limbs, hearing aids, false teeth and eyes, heart pacemakers and plastic heart valves and blood vessels.

Prostheses in the form of artificial limbs, such as wooden legs and metal hooks for hands, have been used for centuries, although artificial limbs are now more natural-looking and comfortable to wear. The comparatively new field of bionics has developed myoelectric, or bionic, arms, which are electronically operated and worked by minute electrical impulses from body muscles.
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The new implant technology coupled with magnets should allow for near-natural movement in someone who has an ocular prosthesis.
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There are many reasons why people need artificial eyes or ocular prosthesis Thankfully, advancements in science now allow people that have lost an eye to often adapt to their limited vision There are many reasons why people need artificial eyes or ocular prosthesis.
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The days of daily removal and cleaning of an artificial eye are gone Most ocularists and ophthalmologists now agree that if the ocular prosthesis is not causing irritation to the eye socket, it should be left alone The days of daily removal and cleaning of an artificial eye are gone.
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