Who Is Helen Keller?
4. Fake Eyes
Keller’s left eye would protrude from her face and, for this reason, she was usually only photographed in profile with the protruding eye hidden from view of the camera. In 1904, however, she had both of her eyes removed and replaced with glass replicas. The type of false eyes that Keller had fitted are known as ocular prostheses.
The prostheses were made from glass and were placed on top of an implant that was placed into the socket. Even in 1909, such was the detail and workmanship of these eyes that it could be difficult to tell that they were false.
