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US 2023/0240834 A1Published application
Pinhole Intraocular Onlay
AssigneeOphthalmic Neo-Innovations of Texas, LLC
InventorsJohn Morgan Micheletti, Erin Andrew Doe
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Abstract
An intraocular onlay includes a body with an optic portion and feet, the optic portion includes an anterior surface and a posterior surface, an annular mask of a selected optical opacity forming a pinhole, and a second optically transparent region exterior to the annular mask, where the feet extend from optic portion to be positioned within a capsular bag and rest on top of an existing intraocular lens that is located in the capsular bag.
Claims20
An intraocular onlay, comprising:
- a body comprising an optic portion and feet;
- the optic portion comprising:
- an anterior surface and a posterior surface;
- an annular mask of a selected optical opacity forming a pinhole;
- and
- a second optically transparent region exterior to the annular mask;
- and
- the feet configured in use to be positioned within a capsular bag and to rest on top of an existing intraocular lens that is located in the capsular bag.
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An apparatus for addressing pseudophakic presbyopia, the apparatus comprising:
- an intraocular lens (IOL) with a lens portion and haptics positioned in a capsular bag of an eye;
- and
- an onlay comprising a body having feet and an optic portion, the optic portion comprising:
- an anterior surface and a posterior surface;
- an annular mask of a selected optical opacity forming a pinhole;
- and
- a second optically transparent region exterior to the annular mask:
- wherein the feet are positioned on top of the IOL and under a capsulorhexis edge of the capsular bag with the pinhole aligned on a visual axis of the eye.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.