Adjustable intraocular lenses and methods of post operatively adjusting intraocular lenses
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorsSean Michael IRBY, Shivam AGARWAL
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Abstract
Disclosed are adjustable intraocular lenses and methods of adjusting intraocular lenses post-operatively. In one embodiment, an adjustable accommodating intraocular lens comprises an optic portion and at least one haptic. At least part of the haptic can be made in part of a composite material comprising an energy absorbing constituent and a plurality of shrinkable and/or burstable microspheres. At least one of a base power of the optic portion can be configured to change in response to an external energy directed at the composite material.
Claims20
A method of adjusting an intraocular lens, comprising:
- adjusting a base power of the intraocular lens by directing an external energy at a composite material making up at least part of the intraocular lens,
- wherein the composite material comprises a plurality of at least one of shrinkable microspheres and burstable microspheres.
A size-adjustable ophthalmic material, comprising:
- an energy absorbing constituent;
- and
- a plurality of at least one of shrinkable microspheres and burstable microspheres,
- wherein a size of the ophthalmic material is configured to change in response to an external energy directed at the ophthalmic material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.