The research team at the University of Waterloo has achieved a significant breakthrough by developing a new 3D printing technology capable of customizing and producing personalized contact lenses for patients within 20 minutes. This technology utilizes custom software to map the patient's cornea and combines it with a novel hydrophilic silicone material to rapidly manufacture rigid contact lenses that fit the patient's cornea through 3D printing, addressing the time-consuming issue of traditional customized lenses.
