Additive manufacturing (3D printing) has the ability to architect structures at microscale,
giving rise to the development of functional contact lenses (CLs) with inbuilt sensing …

Although the manufacturing processes of contact lenses are well established, the use of
additive manufacturing for their fabrication opens many new possibilities to explore. The …

3D printing of multimaterial objects is an emerging field with promising applications. The
layer-by-layer material addition technique used in 3D printing enables incorporation of …

Abstract 3D printing has been considered as a sustainable method to construct complicated
3D structures. However, the step effect induced by the traditional point‐by‐point or layer‐by …

Rigid lenses, which were originally made from glass (between 1888 and 1940) and later
from polymethyl methacrylate or silicone acrylate materials, are uncomfortable to wear and …

Three-dimensional printing enables precise modeling of anatomical structures and has
been employed in a broad range of applications across medicine. Its earliest use in eye care …

More is demanded from ophthalmic treatments using contact lenses, which are currently
used by over 125 million people around the world. Improving the material of contact lenses …

3D printing is a method of manufacturing in which materials, such as plastic or metal, are
deposited onto one another in layers to produce a three dimensional object, such as a pair …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing is increasingly used to produce customized objects
and is a promising alternative to traditional manufacturing methods in diverse fields, such as …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth understanding of how to best
utilize 3D printing in medicine, and more particularly in ophthalmology in order to enhance …