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ocularist

British  
/ ˈɒkjʊlərɪst /

noun

  1. a person who makes artificial eyes

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Several companies have benefited from trade missions to its German partner, Karlsruhe, including ocularist John Pacey-Lowrie, who exports acrylic, prosthetic eyes to Germany.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2013

The senior ocularist at Moorfields Eye hospital, Peter Coggins, went to art college but rebelled against the intellectualised language of conceptual art.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2012

The relationship between ocularist and patient is intimate, he says.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2012

A false eye maker is known as an ocularist, and ocularists are possibly the world's most practical artists.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2012

With a friend, Lisa Skowron, a Lake Zurich ocularist who creates prosthetic eyes, painted several rows of white teardrops against a light blue backdrop.

From Chicago Tribune • Jul. 1, 2011