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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Ophthalmology
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Custom ocular prostheses are needed by millions due to eye loss or defects.
  • Current manual manufacturing is labor-intensive, time-consuming, and yields variable quality.
  • Existing additive manufacturing approaches still require significant expertise and manual digital design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an automatic, end-to-end digital process for custom ocular prostheses.
  • To reduce the labor and time involved in ocular prosthesis manufacturing.
  • To improve the quality and reproducibility of custom ocular prosthetics.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) for image data acquisition.
  • Employed a statistical shape model for predicting prosthesis shape from incomplete eye socket data.
  • Generated prosthesis appearance based on a color-calibrated image of the fellow eye.
  • Manufactured prostheses using multi-material, full-color 3D printing.

Main Results:

  • The automated process requires five times less ocularist labor compared to manual methods.
  • Achieved reproducible output quality for 3D printed ocular prostheses.
  • Successfully produced custom prostheses for 10 clinic patients.

Conclusions:

  • The presented automatic digital process offers a significant advancement in custom ocular prosthesis manufacturing.
  • This approach reduces manufacturing time and labor while ensuring high-quality, reproducible results.
  • The technology has the potential to improve patient outcomes and accessibility for custom ocular prosthetics.