"Get thee glass eye, and like a scurvy politician, seem to see the things thou dost not." William Shakespeare
The use of glass has an interesting history in Germany in which skilled glass artisans would make prosthesis for individuals that have lost their eye. It was in Lausche, Germany where doll eyes were being made, but eventually an ophthalmologist convinced Ludwig Müller-Uri to make glass eyes for human use.Using the websites listed and Google research the following questions:
- Explain how glass eyes are made before the advent of acrylic?
- What is the functionality of the glass eye as compared to the human eye?
- Describe the structure of the glass eye, whether its round, detail of the iris and pupil, and other physical features.
- Who would get a glass eye? Who are some notable people with eye prosthesis?
- How has the material changed in the making of eye prosthesis? Why is glass no longer used as the primary source in making glass eye's?
- Research: Between a glass eye and a acrylic eye, which eye appears to be real?
Websites
- Wikipedia: Ocular Prosthesis
- Artificial Eye Clinic
- 55 Years of an Eyemaker
- Wikipedia: Ludwig Muller-Uri (Use Google Translator)
- Acrylic Eyes
Interesting post. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteVERY cool video, and I think the follow up questions are appropriate for student engagement.
ReplyDeleteGreat research element for students. I could see us doing this as a class together. I believe common core standards are leaning more towards this type of self-directed, research based, multiple text type (audio, video, text)learning. Eyes are certainly a relevant topic!
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent example of a glass product that wouldn't normally be thought of by most. Eye believe we have all learned that glassmakers are artisans, but this artist creates masterpieces.
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