Fabricación de prótesis ocular mediante impresión 3d artículo de revisión

Abstract

The present study is part of a descriptive research, which allows identifying the characteristics and highlighting the advantages of a new alternative for the manufacture of ocular prostheses using 3D printing, with which a totally personalized piece with better adaptability can be obtained for the anophthalmic patient. Objective: to determine if the manufacture of ocular prostheses using 3D printing complies with the standards of personalization, quality and safety for the anophthalmic patient.Methodology: this work was carried out through a bibliographic review in databases such as ScIELO, PudMed and Sciencedirect, among the years 2000 and 2020 yielded a total of 205 articles, of which 22 passed the exclusion criteria. Results: the CASPe checklist was carried out to evaluate the methodological quality and yielded a total of 7 articles, determining which 3D printing manufacturing method was the most appropriate and the most suitable biocompatible material for the manufacture of 3D printing ocular prostheses. Conclusions: it was possible to show that the prostheses manufactured in 3D printing comply with all the standards of personalization, quality and safety for the anophthalmic patient.