Accommodating intraocular lens system and method

An intraocular lens configured for implantation in a capsule following extraction of a lens, the intraocular lens accommodating responsive to contraction of a patient's ciliary muscles, the intraocular lens comprising:

• a substrate having a portion defining a fluid channel;
• a lens element;
• an actuator interposed between the lens element and the substrate and in fluid communication with the fluid channel, the actuator disposed in contact with the lens element;
• a haptic having an interior volume coupled in fluid communication with the fluid channel;
• and
• a fluid disposed in the actuator, fluid channel and the interior volume of the haptic,
• wherein movement of the patient's ciliary muscles displaces fluid from the interior volume of the haptic and the actuator to change a deflection of the lens element.