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Bespoke 3D printed eye cover for teen with rhabdomyosarcoma
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posted on 2021-03-16, 15:12 authored by Aidan O'Sullivan, Ed Duffy, Kevin Jeremiah O'Sullivan, Úna Cronin, Emma Lyons, LEONARD O'SULLIVANLEONARD O'SULLIVAN, Feargal TwomeyBackground We report a case of using 3D printing to create a bespoke eye cover for an 18-year-old man with left maxillary alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Further, the patient had proptosis causing chemosis and subsequent conjunctival abrasions. This had been managed by taping a large dressing around the eye for a number of weeks previously.
Methods A 3D scanner was used to capture the surface topography of the patients face. The data were imported into a CAD package and used as a guide to create a bespoke eye cover. The final design was 3D printed in a biocompatible material for use by the patient.
Results The scan, modelling, and printing of the bespoke cover was completed successfully in less than 72 hours.
Conclusion 3D printing offers a method to create bespoke solutions for patients in palliative care to meet rare and difficult clinical challenges.
Funding
Development of theoretical and experimental criteria for predicting the wear resistance of austenitic steels and nanostructured coatings based on a hard alloy under conditions of erosion-corrosion wear
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
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Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine/BMJ Publishing GroupNote
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