What is a motility peg?
A motility peg is a system to increase the movement of your artificial eye. After the initial surgery, a titanium sleeve can be screwed into your porous implant. This sleeve has a hole down the center that accepts a titanium post with either a round or semi-round head. During the fabrication of your artificial eye an impression of this titanium post is taken and incorporated into the fabrication of your artificial eye. When the eye is completed there is a corresponding indentation on the posterior side of the artificial eye that matches up with the titanium post inside the socket. When the artificial eye is placed into the socket the titanium post will lock onto the artificial eye allowing for better movement. The artificial eye can still be inserted or removed by the patient for cleaning. The motility peg system is made from non-magnetic titanium components so X-rays, M.R.I and CT Scan procedures can be conducted without the removal of the system.
