Thursday, December 19, 2019

Photo essay: The last glass-eye maker in Britain

As the last maker of glass eyes in Britain, ocularist Jost Haas reflects on a trade that combines intricate craftwork, medical knowledge and psychological support.


"Tucked inside a well-kept but entirely ordinary-looking house, on a cherry tree-lined street in deepest suburbia, Jost’s workspace is a tiny front room, with blank white walls and carpet tiles on the floor. It has two desks in it – one for paperwork, the other littered with eye-making kit, including numerous glass rods and a gas Bunsen burner, which is hooked up to the mains. It’s here that Jost makes protheses while his patients watch and wait in a chair tucked to one side."


Read more: Wellcome Collection

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