Face to Face with Tonnie

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On Thursday, June 13, 2024, the “Oog in OOG” exhibition opened at the muZIEum. This exhibition featured photographs of people with eye prostheses. The portraits were taken by Marina Marinkovic, who is not only an ophthalmologist but also a photographer. The OOG in OOG Association published a booklet featuring this series of portraits.

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Listen to Marina's audio clip:

Marina: “Tonnie is a sculptor and a creative person. When she realized she needed a patient advocacy group and found that none existed, she started one herself. She’s a doer. The idea for this photo series also came to life partly thanks to her.”

Tonnie:

“It was in 1997. That’s when I had an accident. A wall fell on me. I also had a hematoma near my brain. They drilled holes in my skull. So no, I’ve never really been that concerned about my appearance. I was just glad my brain was still working.”

“I did run into some challenges, so I started looking for a patient organization. When I couldn’t find one, I wrote to all the prosthetics manufacturers and sent out questionnaires to patients. I received 80 completed questionnaires in return. That’s how the OOG in OOG organization came to be.”