The Ocular Octopus ©
The cutest way to educate!
The Ocular Octopus © is a plush toy Octopus with removable eyes! (Either one or both of the eyes can be removed)
Board Certified Ocularist Hillary Yeager designed The Ocular Octopus © to help educate patients about losing an eye or wearing an ocular prosthesis.
YOP, LLC is excited to announce the release of this flagship product. The Ocular Octopus is the cutest way to educate about visual impairment.
The Ocular Octopus Kindle Edition
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15% of the proceeds from all gold octopus items will be donated to Know The Glow.
80% of all childhood blindness is treatable or curable.
The Glow can indicate over 20 different eye conditions.
Early detection is key!
Special Details
There are a few details we wanted to make sure we got right about wearing a prosthesis!
Each Set of The Ocular Octopus' Eyes are made specifically to fit that Octopus. Just like a human ocular prosthesis, there are special details about each and every eye that make it special and unique
Unique- Just like you!
Each color of octopus represents a general reason or eye loss. (But you can pick what ever color you want!)
Mint : “I was born this way!” Microphthalmia, anophthalmia
Purple : Accident or fluke. Wrong place at the wrong time.
Yellow: “Know the Glow” represents those impacted by cancer or other aquired eye diseases. 20 different conditions can be detected by the glow.
Reflex dot, goes towards the outside or ear side.
Inserting Prosthesis
Like Humans, The best way to put The Ocular Octopus' eyes in is by going under his upper eye lid first, then gently bring the bottom eye lid down and around the prosthesis.
Removing Prosthesis
When taking the prosthesis out, simply going down and under the prosthesis, moving the lower lid first, then pulling the prosthesis out from under the upper eye lid.
Wholesale Available
Purchase at a wholesale level to have in your office/hospital. Click photo above for wholesale form.