BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA — When Alabama jeweler Slater Jones lost his right eye to a devastating illness, he decided to replace loss with brilliance — quite literally. The jewelry store owner turned heads worldwide after revealing his custom-made prosthetic eye featuring a 2-carat diamond embedded at its center.
The sparkling prosthesis, designed by eye prosthetic expert John Lim, is now being called one of the most valuable artificial eyes ever made, combining medicine, art, and luxury in a single breathtaking creation.
From Illness to Innovation
Jones, who owns a jewelry business in Alabama, said the idea for his diamond-embedded eye came from a desire to embrace what he’d lost while honoring what he creates every day.
“I lost my eye, but it brought new light into my life,” Jones said. “The diamond made it more than a medical device — it became a piece of art.”…