A little girl comes to the appointment with an eye that had always made her feel different. There is no pain on her face, but there is the shyness of someone accustomed to other people’s stares.
The specialist works on the details like someone painting a portrait: every vein, every shade of the iris, until achieving an ocular prosthesis identical to her healthy eye. It is not just a medical piece; it is a jeweler’s work applied to giving back something she thought she had lost.
When she finally looks in the mirror, she smiles. There is no longer any difference to hide. Now she can grow up without having to explain to anyone why one of her eyes looks different — because it no longer looks different.
