Intraocular Lens Insertion Device

A method for use with an intraocular lens having an optic part with a first optical surface, a second optical surface opposite the first optical surface, and an outer edge between the first and second optical surfaces, the method comprising the steps of:

• pushing the intraocular lens along a lens travelling axis, out of a lens placement portion and into a tapered transition portion;
• deforming the intraocular lens as the intraocular lens moves along the lens travelling axis and through the tapered tapered transition portion by applying a force to a portion of the first optical surface of the intraocular lens in a direction transverse to the lens travelling axis while the tapered transition portion engages laterally spaced portions of the outer edge and folds the intraocular lens about the portion of the first optical surface to which force is applied;
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• pushing the deformed intraocular lens along the lens travelling axis, out of the tapered transition portion and through a nozzle.