Apparatus and methods for 3d printing intraocular lens components, intraocular lens formulations suitable for 3d printing, and 3d-printed intraocular lens components

A method of 3D printing an intraocular lens component, comprising:

• (i) introducing an intraocular lens formulation into a reservoir of a 3D printer;
• (ii) directing light generated by a light source of the 3D printer to a portion of the intraocular lens formulation within the reservoir to cure the portion of the intraocular lens formulation and form one layer of the intraocular lens component on a build surface of the 3D printer;
• (iii) translating at least one of the build surface and the reservoir in a z-direction after the one layer of the intraocular lens component is formed;
• and
• (iv) repeating steps (ii) and (iii) until all layers of the intraocular lens component are formed.

A 3D printer for printing an intraocular lens component, comprising:

• a reservoir configured to contain an intraocular lens formulation;
• a build platform comprising a build surface, wherein the build surface is configured to be initially in fluid contact with the intraocular lens formulation within the reservoir, wherein at least one of the reservoir and the build platform is translatable in a z-direction;
• a light source configured to generate a light;
• and
• at least one of a mirror and a projection optic configured to direct the light generated by the light source at the intraocular lens formulation within the reservoir to cure a portion of the intraocular lens formulation and form one layer of the intraocular lens component on the build surface.