Definition of "ocularist" []

• A person who is skilled in the design, fabrication, and fitting of artificial eyes and in the making of prostheses associated with the appearance or function of the eyes. (noun)

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• "And then a month later, she will be sent to an ocularist who out of acrylic will make a shield that will look like the other side."
• "Christie Erickson became an ocularist after her son lost his eye in an accident"
• "It takes 10,000 hours of apprentice work to become a certified ocularist"