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    Area of Science:

    • Ophthalmology
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Medical Device Manufacturing

    Background:

    • The global market for ocular implants includes custom ocular prostheses (COPs).
    • Demand for COPs often exceeds supply, particularly in emerging markets like India, due to slow manufacturing and limited ocularists.
    • Current COP manufacturing involves time-intensive, multi-stage casting and molding processes with inconsistent quality control.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To enhance the manufacturing process efficiency for custom ocular prostheses (COPs).
    • To increase the daily production rate of COPs without significantly impacting cost or customizability.
    • To address the supply-demand gap for ocular implants in regions with limited resources.

    Main Methods:

    • A holistic review and modification of the existing COP manufacturing workflow.
    • Implementation of a new process utilizing dip coating on a 3D-printed internal body derived from a scanned impression.
    • Time studies and experimental trials to evaluate process efficiency and product quality.

    Main Results:

    • The modified manufacturing process projects a 100% increase in daily COP production rate.
    • Quality assessment of produced COPs showed accumulated errors within acceptable limits, with the maximum error below 65% of the acceptable threshold.
    • The new method maintains customizability and does not significantly increase manufacturing costs.

    Conclusions:

    • The improved manufacturing process offers a viable solution to increase custom ocular prosthesis (COP) production efficiency.
    • This innovation can help bridge the supply-demand gap for ocular implants, especially in underserved markets.
    • The modified process demonstrates that significant efficiency gains are achievable through holistic process redesign in medical device manufacturing.