Face to Face with Marlise

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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: “Marlise explains very clearly how burdensome it can be to have a diseased eye and to care for it. That’s why it’s so important for ophthalmologists to discuss the option of removing an eye that causes a lot of symptoms. It can be a difficult conversation, but it’s necessary.”

Marlise:

“My eye didn’t develop properly, and I had surgery for it when I was a child. I was bullied back then, with nicknames like ‘One-Eyed Captain’ and others. But I got over it. I thought: that’s just the way it is, and you’ll just have to accept it.”

Later, I had several laser treatments, and I lost vision in one eye. It started causing problems, and I didn’t want that anymore. I have a young family, and I just want to enjoy life. My own ophthalmologist performed the surgery.

“I still don’t like having my picture taken; it’s probably a hangover from everything that happened to my eye.”