Cooperation between the Department of Ophthalmology of the National University of Health of Ukraine named after Shupyk (Head of the Department - Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Professor, Honored Doctor of Ukraine Rykov Serhiy Oleksandrovych) and the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies of the Bogomolets Institute of Postgraduate Education (Head of the Department, Professor Kopchak Andriy Volodimirovych).
Last week on the basis of the Department of Ophthalmology of the National University of Health of Ukraine named after Shupyk in the clinic "Medicenter Ukraine " a young patient with a diagnosis "Fracture of the lower left orbit" underwent a high-tech operation to restore the orbit, which was damaged by injury, by a Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology Shupyk National University of Health Petrenko O.V. and Associate Professor of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of NMU named after Bogomolets Chepurny Yu.V.
Reconstruction of the orbit was performed with an individualized patient-specific implant, which was manufactured using computer technology and printed on a 3D printer.
The application of a multidisciplinary approach in the management of patients with orbital injuries contributes to optimal functional and aesthetic treatment results. Reconstruction of the orbit using the digital protocol is a clear example of the successful implementation of scientific developments in clinical practice to return patients to a full life after facial injuries.