Michael Hughes, is a Board Certified Ocularist, who began working in prosthetics in 1982, is a native of Pennsylvania. He attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg with the Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts. He continued his education at Pennsylvania State University majoring in fine arts. Michael Hughes obtained a certificate in maxillofacial prosthetics technology from the Veterans Administration Medial Center in Wilmington, Delaware (in conjunction with Temple University).

Michael Hughes served with the Veterans Administration in St. Louis and Washington, DC, as Chief of the Artificial Eye and Restorations Clinic and held a position with LeGrand Associates in Philadelphia before settling into the Washington, D.C. area. Michael Hughes primary office is in Vienna, Virginia. He is the principle ocularist at the University of Virginia and maintains offices in Richmond and Roanoke, Virginia.

Michael Hughes is currently the Senior Editor of the Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics, the official Journal of the American Society of Ocularist, and has been on the Editorial Board for over twelve years. He has contributed a significant number of articles to various medical journals, and has collaborated with numerous ophthalmologists and physicians, including Nobel Laureate Dr. Julius Axelrod. He has recently revised and published the book: A Singular View, the Art of Seeing with One Eye.

Journal Articles and Book Contributions

Senior Editor
Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Official Journal for the American Society of Ocularists, 2005-2010
Message From the Senior Editor 2011
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Message From the Senior Editor 2010
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Message From the Senior Editor 2009
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Message From the Senior Editor 2008
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Message From the Senior Editor 2007
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Message From the Senior Editor 2006
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Message From the Senior Editor 2005
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Fitting for a Migrated Guyton Implant
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Michael O. Hughes and Joe LeGrand, Jr.
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 1989

Advances in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: The Anophthalmic Socket
(Stephen Bosniak, MD and Byron Smith, M.D.)
Michael O. Hughes and Joe LeGrand

Empirical Impressions Technique for Artificial Eye Fitting
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Pergaman Press, 1990, 118-125

New Ideas – A Fitting Tip: Wax Impression Trays
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Michael O. Hughes
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prostheics
Fall, 1992

Custom Radiation Shields (For Using During Electron Beam Irradiation)
A Case Report
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Michael O. Hughes and Robert Kling, M.D.
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 1994

Acrylic Scleral Shell Spacer to Prevent Skin Damage During Gamma Knife Radiosurgery of Ocular Melanoma
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Michael O. Hughes; Brian Conway, M.D.; Joni Hennofer, R.N.; Dheerendra Phasad, M.D.; and Ladislau E. Steiner, M.D., Ph.D.
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 1996

The Galeski Prosthesis
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Michael O. Hughes
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 1999

Predicting the Ideal Implant Size Before Enucleation
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Jeffrey L. Jacobs, MD; Sara Kaltreider, MD; Michael O. Hughes
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1999, Volume 15, No. 1, 37-43

The Galeski Eye
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Michael O. Hughes
Ophthalmic Antiques International Journal
Middlesex England Spring 2000

Eye Making: A Brief History of Artificial Eyes Made in Virginia, Washington DC, and Surrounding Areas
(view PDF)

Michael O. Hughes
Promotional Booklet
July, 2000

Two Almost Forgotten Soldiers: The Story of Ludwing Hassar and Leon Schlossberg
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Michael O. Hughes
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2000

Microphthalmia in Russian Orphanages
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Michael O. Hughes
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2002

Flying Engineer Teaches Thousands to See With One Eye: The 30-Year Backgound of the Book, A Singular View
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Michael O. Hughes, Julius Axelford, Ph.D. (Nobel Laureate)
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2003

A Singular View, The Art of Seeing With One Eye
Frank Brady, ISBN: 0-9614639-2-9
Editor/Publisher, Michael O. Hughes
www.asingularview.com
2004-2010. Spanish edition 2008

Flying Engineer Teaches Thousands to See With One Eye: The 30-Year Background of the Book, A Singular View

Michael O. Hughes, Julius Axelrod, Ph.D. (Nobel Laureate)
The Journal of Facial and Somato Prosthetics
Volume 10, Number 1

Flying Engineer Teaches Thousands to See With One Eye: The 30-Year Background of the Book, A Singular View

Michael O. Hughes, Julius Axelrod, Ph.D. (Nobel Laureate)
Insight, Journal of the American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses
July-September, 2004, Volume XXIX, No. 3, 30-32.

Anatomy of the Anterior Eye for Ocularists
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Michael O. Hughes
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2004

Bilateral Evisceration: A Case Report
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William K. Blaylock, M.D., Suzanne C. Johnston, M.D., Michael O. Hughes
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2005

Depicting the Anterior Aspect of the Human Eye in Two and Three Dimension, Part One: Cornea and Pupil
Michael O. Hughes and Craig Luce
Journal of Biocommunication (Journal of the Association of Medical Illustrators)
September, 2005, Volume 31, Number 1

Depicting The Anterior Aspect of the Human Eye in Two and Three Dimension, Part Two: Iris, Limbus and Sclera
Michael O. Hughes and Craig Luce
Journal of Biocommunication (Journal of the Association of Medical Illustrators)
November, 2005 Volume 31, Number 2

Ocular Implants and Orbital Reconstruction: Two Follow-up Cases
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Michael O. Hughes
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2006

A Pictorial Anatomy of the Human Eye/Anophthalmic Socket: A Review for Ocularists
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Michael O. Hughes
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2007

Eye Injuries and Prosthetic Resotration in the American Civil War Years
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Michael O. Hughes
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2008

Lee Allen, Ocularist
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Michael O. Hughes, Elsie Joy, Steven Young
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2009

Additional Comments Regarding the Lee Allen Tribute Journal
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Michael O. Hughes
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2009

Incorporating Gold into Ocular Prosthetics
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Michael O. Hughes
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2010

Perquin, El Salvador, 2010
EyeCare Mission:
Two Weeks, 3,052 Patients
(view PDF)

Beth Ault-Brinker, MD, Darrell W. Holland, Phil Loar, Padre Paul E. Schindler
Editorial comments: Michael O. Hughes
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2010

The Fourth “O” in Eye Care—Ocularists
Michael Hughes
Virtual Mentor.2010; 12:950-954
http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2010/12/imhl1-1012.html
Accessed December 3, 2010

Evisceration of the Human Eye with Ocular Prosthetic Restoration
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Michael O. Hughes, Jeffrey J. Zuravleff, M.D.
The Journal of Ophthalmic Prosthetics
Fall, 2011

Web article, complete with glossary, short animation and audio
American Society of Ocularists
http://abipropub.com/eye/