Who We Are
Since 1.850 the Laiseca family has been making ocular prosthesis. Back then, Mr. Antonio Laiseca began in Spain creating “artificial eyes for humans” as read the flyers handed out by him at the Universal Fair of Paris in 1.889 where he obtained a prize for them.
His son Juan Laiseca de la Rosa continues his fathers career. In 1.931 an article was published in a magazine from Madrid called Estampa. The author, Mr. Jose Díaz Morales, talks about “an old, kind and agile man who still holds a savoir faire he inherited from his father”. As seen in this photograph, the prosthesis were made blowing into small glass bubbles.
The tradition continued with his only son: Andrés Laiseca Lázaro. Mr. Andrés suffered from Parkinson's disease forcing his two sons Juan Laiseca Negro (1.930 - 1.988) and Francisco Laiseca Negro (1.933 - 1.986) to start working while still very young. They began creating several pieces for taxidermy and toys. Dr. Juan Laiseca Negro was the first in the business to finish medicine studies with a specialization on ophthalmology. Thus acquiring a much wider approach on patients with ocular prosthesis. During the 1.960s polimethil methacrilate was introduced to the process of creating ocular prosthesis. This improved substantially the patients adaptation to the prosthesis.
Throughout Dr. Juan Laiseca Negro’s career he becomes a super-specialist on treatment of the anophthalmic orbit and participated on many congress and publications.
His son Juan Laiseca de la Rosa continues his fathers career. In 1.931 an article was published in a magazine from Madrid called Estampa. The author, Mr. Jose Díaz Morales, talks about “an old, kind and agile man who still holds a savoir faire he inherited from his father”. As seen in this photograph, the prosthesis were made blowing into small glass bubbles.The tradition continued with his only son: Andrés Laiseca Lázaro. Mr. Andrés suffered from Parkinson's disease forcing his two sons Juan Laiseca Negro (1.930 - 1.988) and Francisco Laiseca Negro (1.933 - 1.986) to start working while still very young. They began creating several pieces for taxidermy and toys. Dr. Juan Laiseca Negro was the first in the business to finish medicine studies with a specialization on ophthalmology. Thus acquiring a much wider approach on patients with ocular prosthesis. During the 1.960s polimethil methacrilate was introduced to the process of creating ocular prosthesis. This improved substantially the patients adaptation to the prosthesis. Throughout Dr. Juan Laiseca Negro’s career he becomes a super-specialist on treatment of the anophthalmic orbit and participated on many congress and publications.
