On May 20, researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, United Kingdom, introduced a groundbreaking resin for 3D printing intraocular devices.
Their proof-of-concept study, published in Current Eye Research, found that 3D-printed intraocular lenses (IOLs) made from this new resin offered good optical clarity and could be folded and implanted into a human capsular bag.1
We caught up with Dr. Aram Saeed, an associate professor in Healthcare Technologies at UEA’s School of Pharmacy and the lead author of the study. Dr. Saeed shared insights into the decade-long journey that led to this breakthrough.