title: Customised 3D Printing: An Innovative Training Tool for the Next Generation of Orbital Surgeons.
abstract: Additive manufacturing or 3D printing is the process by which three dimensional data fields are translated into real-life physical representations. 3D printers create physical printouts using heated plastics in a layered fashion resulting in a three-dimensional object. We present a technique for creating customised, inexpensive 3D orbit models for use in orbital surgical training using 3D printing technology. These models allow trainee surgeons to perform 'wet-lab' orbital decompressions and simulate upcoming surgeries on orbital models that replicate a patient's bony anatomy. We believe this represents an innovative training tool for the next generation of orbital surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Shiley Eye Institute, University of California-San Diego , San Diego, California , USA and.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Scawn
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Bradford W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Don O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Kikkawa
authors.forename: Bobby S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Korn
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional
keywords: 3D Printing; decompression; education orbit; training