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US 2012/0059466 A1Published application
Intraocular lenses with interlenticular opacification resistance
OwnerChi-Chun Tsai, Brett E. Thomes +2inventors
InventorsChi-Chun Tsai, Brett E. Thomes, Stephen J. Van Noy, Atsmon Shahar
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an intraocular lens, an intraocular lens system and a method of producing and/or implanting the lens or system in an eye wherein at least one intraocular lens includes a coating that aids in resisting opacification (e.g., posterior capsule opacification (PCO), interlenticular opacification (ILO) or the like). The material of the coating is preferably hydrophilic or super-hydrophobic.
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An intraocular lens comprising:
- a body formed of a hydrophobic material, the body defining an outer surface;
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- a coating disposed on a region of the outer surface of the body, the coating being formed of a hydrophilic material or a super-hydrophobic material wherein:
- i) the body and coating cooperatively form the intraocular lens;
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- ii) the coating of the intraocular lens is configured to prevent opacification that might otherwise occur.
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A method of producing and/or implanting a coated intraocular lens, the method comprising:
- providing an intraocular lens having a body defining an outer surface, the body being formed of a hydrophobic material;
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- disposing a coating upon a region of the outer surface of the body to form the coated intraocular lens, the coating being formed of a hydrophilic material or a super-hydrophobic material;
- implanting the intraocular lens within an eye, wherein:
- i) the coating of the intraocular lens is configure to prevent opacification that might otherwise occur.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.