Using a Smartphone 3-Dimensional Surface Imaging Technique to Manufacture Custom 3-Dimensional-Printed Eyeglasses.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Finding a suitable fit in glasses for pediatric patients with congenital and acquired craniofacial abnormalities is difficult; consequently, these children are at high risk of vision loss secondary to refractive amblyopia as they often have poor adherence to daily glasses wearing. Custom 3-dimensional (3D)-printed glasses may have an improved design and fit, but access is limited by the availability of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Objective

To describe a method for using a commercially available smartphone 3D surface imaging (3DSI) technique to capture facial anatomy as a basis for custom glasses design.

Design, setting, and participants

This quality improvement study analyzes data from a case series in a primary academic center

SUBMITTER: de Alba Campomanes AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9437829 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature