artificial eye; glass eye; prosthetic eye
Refers to a prosthetic eye, typically made of glass or plastic, used after eye loss.
事故で片目を失い、入れ目を入れている。
He lost one eye in an accident and now wears an artificial eye.
Standard kanji spelling for 'artificial eye'.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 入れ目.
Compound of 入れ (ire, 'putting in') + 目 (me, 'eye'), literally 'inserted eye'.