Accommodating intraocular lens with elongated suspension structure

An intraocular lens,(IOL), comprising:

• an optic having a circular periphery centered on an optical axis, the optic adapted to focus light toward a retina of an eye and provide a vision correction;
• a meridian plane defined to pass through the optical axis and divide the IOL into leading and trailing halves;
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• a pair of fixation members attached to the optic periphery, a leading fixation member being attached either on the meridian plane or in the trailing half of the IOL, and a trailing fixation member being attached either on the meridian plane or in the leading half of the IOL, both of the fixation members being sized to contact the interior of the capsular bag of the eye and adapted to enhance accommodating movement of the optic.

An intraocular lens, comprising:

• an optic having a circular periphery centered on an optical axis, the optic adapted to focus light toward a retina of an eye and provide a vision correction, the optic having an anterior face and a posterior face spaced apart on opposite sides of an optic plane perpendicular to the optical axis;
• a fixation member having an inner end and an outer end;
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• a transition section between the fixation member inner end and the optic periphery, the transition section having an inner portion connected to the optic periphery and an outer portion connected to the fixation member, the outer portion being displaced along the optical axis with respect to the inner portion in an anterior direction, and wherein the fixation member extends generally in a plane parallel to the optic plane but displaced therefrom along the optical axis in the anterior direction.