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TY - JOUR
T1 - Research strategy on developing additive manufactured bespoke ophthalmic instruments assisted by an online integrated platform
AU - Lupeanu, Mihaela
AU - Rennie, Allan
AU - Rosu, Maria-Magdalena
AU - Moagar-Poladian, Gabriel
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - Globally, the number of people of all ages visually impaired is estimated to be 285 million. Almost half of these visual impairments require surgical intervention by means of treatment. The current paper proposes a theoretical research strategy to set the background on developing innovative and affordable solutions to the global problem of accessibility to ophthalmological corrective surgeries. These solutions are reflected both in the application of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies to obtain bespoke ophthalmic surgical instruments and in providing a set of software tools designed to assist the medical process for improved overall results.
AB - Globally, the number of people of all ages visually impaired is estimated to be 285 million. Almost half of these visual impairments require surgical intervention by means of treatment. The current paper proposes a theoretical research strategy to set the background on developing innovative and affordable solutions to the global problem of accessibility to ophthalmological corrective surgeries. These solutions are reflected both in the application of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies to obtain bespoke ophthalmic surgical instruments and in providing a set of software tools designed to assist the medical process for improved overall results.
KW - bespoke opthalmic instruments
KW - medical informatics
KW - additive manufacturing
KW - functional analysis
M3 - Journal article
VL - 76
SP - 143
EP - 162
JO - Buletinul Ştiinţific al Universităţii Politehnica Bucureşti, Seria D – Inginerie Mecanică
JF - Buletinul Ştiinţific al Universităţii Politehnica Bucureşti, Seria D – Inginerie Mecanică
SN - 1454-2358
IS - 2
ER -