Refractive intraocular implant lens and method
AssigneeTimothy R. Willis
InventorsTimothy Willis, Lyle Paul, Joseph Collin
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Abstract
A refractive intraocular lens (104) and method of locating the lens within the eye and attaching the lens to the iris. The refractive intraocular lens (104) may be attached via a staple (230), a fastener (312), anchor (412) or by the tip of the haptic (118). The intraocular lens (104) works in combination with the human crystalline lens to treat conditions selected from the group consisting of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.
Claims40
A refractive intraocular lens adapted to be inserted and fixated within the human eye and to work in combination with the human crystalline lens, the refractive intraocular lens being characterized by its ability to be easily inserted in the eye with minimal trauma to the eye tissues and comprising:
- an optic having an anterior side and a posterior side and wherein said optic is adapted to produce a preselected refractive optical effect and wherein said optic further includes a presbyopia correction power.
A refractive intraocular lens adapted to be inserted within the human eye and to work in combination with the human crystalline lens, the refractive intraocular lens being characterized by its ability to be easily inserted in the eye with minimal trauma to the eye tissues and comprising:
- an optic having an anterior side and a posterior side and wherein said optic is adapted to produce a preselected refractive optical effect and further, wherein said optic has a presbyopia correction optical corrective power of between 0.5 diopter and 2.0 diopter;
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- a haptic connected to the optic for fixating the refractive intraocular lens within the eye.
A method of fixating within the human eye a refractive intraocular lens of the type that works in combination with the human crystalline lens, comprising the steps of:
- inserting within the eye the intraocular lens having an optic for producing a preselected refractive optical effect, the optic having an anterior side and a posterior side and wherein the optic further includes a presbyopia correction power.
A method of fixating within the human eye a refractive intraocular lens of the type that works in combination with the human crystalline lens and comprising the steps of:
- inserting within the eye the intraocular lens for producing a preselected optical effect, the intraocular lens having an optic having an anterior side and a posterior side and wherein the optic has a presbyopia correction optical corrective power of between 0.5 diopter and 1.5 diopter;
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- at least one haptic connected to the optic for fixating the refractive intraocular lens within the eye.
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