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Prosthetic eyes are a common solution to physical deformity. An orbital prosthesis is an artificial eye that closely mimics a natural eye. Although current prosthetics improve natural appearance, they are still noticeable because they do not blink. We designed a pneumatic mechanism that allows an orbital prosthesis to blink. Our team considered technical and physiological feasibility, as well as client input, to develop a prototype that exemplifies a realistic, user-controlled solution to this problem.
Fabrication of the design has resulted in a prototype 54% larger than an actual prosthesis. This prototype demonstrates successful operation of the mechanism. Continued work will decrease the scale of the prototype to a realistic size, offering a blinking alternative to the current, static orbital prosthetics.
From left to right: Bryan Jepson, Carmen Coddington, Michelle Tutkowski, Elise Larson
