Unusual Jobs You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Ocularist

While being an ocularist may not be a well-known career path, it serves an important purpose, nonetheless. Every day, there are people who lose an eye due to an injury, an illness, or some other kind of trauma. This not only restricts their vision but can also cause them to feel insecure about their appearances. Thanks to the work of ocularists, these people no longer have to worry about their looks after losing an eye to a traumatic incident.

Ocularists build artificial eyes. Once they are built, they will fit them into the patients’ eye sockets, check that they match the color and shape of the patients’ natural eyes and ensure that they fit comfortably for patients. Once these conditions are met, the ocularist will then apply acrylic to the eye and polish it. These artificial eyes can move just like a regular eye, thereby allowing patients to stop stressing about their physical appearances after losing an eye.