Purpose: To describe the Versatile Teaching Eye (VT Eye), a 3D-printed model eye designed to provide an affordable examination simulator, and to report the results of a pilot program introducing the VT Eye and an ophthalmic training curriculum at a teaching hospital in Ghana.
Methods: TinkerCAD was used to design the VT Eye, which was printed with ABS plastic. The design features an adapter that permits use of a smartphone as a digital fundus.