Led by ocularist Timothy Friel, who began training in 1983 and has practiced privately since 1989, the Center for Ocular Reconstruction creates individually fitted artificial eyes and other ocular prostheses. With offices at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute and in Bethesda, the center combines patient-specific fabrication with patented work aimed at making computer-generated prostheses more accurate and reproducible. Friel holds advanced and board certifications in ocularistry and has contributed to the field through multiple patents and professional leadership.
Advanced Certification from the American Board of Ocularistry
National Examining Board of Ocularists board certification
John J. Kelley AssociatesJohn J. Kelley Associates is a family-owned ocular prosthetics practice that custom-fits and fabricates artificial eyes and related prostheses. Serving patients for more than 60 years, the company is staffed by second- and third-generation ocularists and has pursued polymer-chemistry research and product innovation in ocularistry for more than 30 years.TOWSON, MD
Center for Prosthetic Restorations IncA Baltimore practice with roots in the postwar era, the Center for Prosthetic Restorations was founded in 1947 by Army medical artist Felix B. Weinberg and is now led by Paula J. Sauerborn, who has specialized in detailed custom facial prostheses for more than 35 years. One of the country’s oldest continually operating facial and somato prosthetic firms, it serves patients nationally and internationally while combining sculptural artistry with modern digital modeling and collaborative medical care.TOWSON, MD
Gulden OphthalmicsSince 1938, Gulden Ophthalmics has built its identity as an American manufacturer focused on the specialized needs of eye-care professionals. Based in the Philadelphia area, the company develops and makes ophthalmic instruments and medical devices for learning institutions and clinical customers worldwide, while also taking on custom plastic work beyond eye care. Its ISO 13485:2016 certification covers the manufacture, service and distribution of ophthalmic instruments, ocular implants and conformers.ELKINS PARK, PA
Orthopedic Arts Laboratory, IncSince 1999, Brooklyn Heights-based Orthopedic Arts Laboratory has designed and fitted individualized prostheses and orthoses, from advanced amputation care to custom braces. Led since its founding by Stephan Manucharian, a certified prosthetist and orthotist with more than three decades of clinical experience, the practice emphasizes careful socket and brace fitting followed by ongoing adjustments and repairs. Its clinical work also extends to pro-bono missions, including care for amputees in Belize and Ukrainian soldiers affected by the war.BROOKLYN, NY